Parca as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Parca

What is the meaning of the name Parca ?

The baby name Parca is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈpɑːrkə/ (PAR-kah).

Parca is Latin in Origin.

Parca is a rare feminine given name of Latin origin. In Classical Latin, parca is the feminine form of parcus, meaning “sparing, frugal, restrained.” The word also resonates with the Parcae, the Roman Fates who measured and cut the thread of life (paralleling the Greek Moirai). In several Romance languages, especially Spanish, La Parca is a poetic personification of Death, giving the name a somber, fate-tinged aura alongside the virtue sense of modesty and self-restraint.

Historical usage as a personal name is scant; Parca appears sporadically in modern records in Spain, Latin America, and Italy, more often encountered in literature than in civil registries. Variants are limited: the form is essentially identical across Romance tongues; the mythic plural Parcae serves as a learned reference; male cognates include Latin Parcus and Italian Parco. No traditional diminutives are established.

⚙ Parca is seldom given. We have only 38 recorded uses of it on record, from 15 countries.