What is the meaning of Parma?

A dish cooked in the parmigiana style.

A small shield carried by the infantry and cavalry.

barbel (freshwater fish of the genus Barbus)

Alternative form of paarma

a parma; a round shield carried by the infantry and cavalry

any shield

a Thraex; a gladiator armed with a parma

palm (of the hand)

Source: wiktionary.org