Parveen (Persian: پروین) is a Persian-Kurdish given name meaning Pleiades. It is commonly used in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Pakistan and India. It is also used as a last name.
Spellings and / or transcriptions might differ depending on the country: Parvin, Perveen, Pervin or Parween.
Given name Females Parvin Ahmadinejad (born 1962), Iranian politician Parvin Ardalan (born 1967), Iranian women's rights activist, writer and journalist Parveen Babi (1954 –2005), Indian actress Pervin Buldan (born 1967), Turkish politician Parvin Darabi (born 1941), Iranian born American activist, writer and defender of women's rights Parvin Dowlatabadi (1924–2008), Iranian children's author and poet Parvin E'tesami (1907–1941), Iranian poet Parween Hayat, Pakistani politician Parveen Atif (1935–2018), Pakistani Urdu fiction writer, short story writer, columnist, and a pioneer of women's field hockey Shama Parveen Magsi (born 1950), politician from Balochistan province of Pakistan Pervin Özdemir (born 1951), Turkish ceramic artist Parween Pazhwak (born 1967), Afghan artist and poet and writer in the Persian language Parveen Shakir (1952–1994) Pakistani Urdu poet, teacher and civil servant Parvin Soleimani (1922–2009), Iranian actress of theater and cinema Parveen Sultana (born 1950), Indian Hindustani classical singer
Males Parvin Dabas (born 1974), Indian actor and model Parvin Darabadi (1947-2017), professor at the International Relations Department, Baku State University Parvin Mammadov (born 1995), Azerbaijani Paralympic powerlifter
Surname Alfred Parvin (1859–1916), English cricketer Ali Parvin (born 1946), Iranian football player and coach Farida Parveen (1954–2025), Bangladeshi singer Landon Parvin (born 1948), American political speechwriter Selina Parvin (1931–1971), Bangladeshi journalist
Places Parvin Bridge, Lane County, Oregon, US Parvin State Park, New Jersey, US
Other uses PARVA gene, encodes the protein alpha-parvin in humans Parvin (mango), mango
See also Parviz, its masculine counterpart