Save Type Settlement Usage Italian, English, Ancient Roman, Catalan, German, Maltese, Spanish, Russian Scripts Парма(Russian) Pronounced Pron. /ˈpar.ma/(Italian, Latin, Spanish) /ˈpɑː.mə/(English) /ˈpɑrː.mə/(English) /ˈpaʁ.ma/(German) [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Latin Parma, itself from Etruscan parme, of uncertain meaning. This is the name of a city in northern Italy.