Pascal is a masculine and feminine given name. It is a

Francophone French became an international language in the Middle Ages, when the power of the Kingdom of France made it the second international language, alongside Latin. This status continued to grow into the 18th century, by which time French was the ...

name, cognate of Italian name

Pasquale Pasquale is a masculine Italian given name and a surname mainly found in southern Italy. It is a cognate of the French name Pascal, the Spanish Pascual, the Portuguese Pascoal and the Catalan Pasqual. Pasquale derives from the Latin ''pasch ...

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: ** Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Ca ...

name Pascual,

Catalan Catalan may refer to: Catalonia From, or related to Catalonia: * Catalan language, a Romance language * Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia Places * 13178 Catalan, asteroid ...

name Pasqual and Portuguese name

Pascoal Pascoal may refer to: People *José Pascoal Jr. (born 1988), Brazilian professional racing cyclist. *Pascoal Ranieri Mazzilli (1910–1975), Brazilian politician *Pascoal Mocumbi (born 1941), the Prime Minister of Mozambique from 1994 until 2004 * ...

. ''Pascal'' is common in French-speaking countries,

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the sou ...

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, and the

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. Derived feminine forms include ''Pascale'', ''Pascalle'' or ''Pascalina''. Pascal is also common as a surname in

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, and in

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(in

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and, as ''De Pascal'', in

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). Pascal derives from the

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power ...

''paschalis'' or ''pashalis'', which means "relating to

Easter Easter,Traditional names for the feast in English are "Easter Day", as in the '' Book of Common Prayer''; "Easter Sunday", used by James Ussher''The Whole Works of the Most Rev. James Ussher, Volume 4'') and Samuel Pepys''The Diary of Samuel ...

", from the Latin term for "Easter", ''pascha'',

Greek Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group. *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family. **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...

Πάσχα, from the

Aramaic The Aramaic languages, short Aramaic ( syc, ܐܪܡܝܐ, Arāmāyā; oar, 𐤀𐤓𐤌𐤉𐤀; arc, 𐡀𐡓𐡌𐡉𐡀; tmr, אֲרָמִית), are a language family containing many varieties (languages and dialects) that originated i ...

''pasḥā'' (

Hebrew Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...

''pesach'') "

Passover Passover, also called Pesach (; ), is a major Jewish holiday that celebrates the Biblical story of the Israelites escape from slavery in Egypt, which occurs on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Nisan, the first month of Aviv, or spring. ...

" (since the Hebrew holiday Passover coincides closely with the later Christian holiday of Easter, the Latin word came to be used for both occasions). The Christian given name is in origin from the meaning "one born on Easter day", or "born on

Pentecost Pentecost (also called Whit Sunday, Whitsunday or Whitsun) is a Christian holiday which takes place on the 50th day (the seventh Sunday) after Easter Sunday. It commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and other followers o ...

" (see below). Variations of the given name include: Paschal, Pasqual,

Paskal The Pasukan Khas Laut (''Naval Special Warfare Forces,'' Jawi script, Jawi: ), commonly abbreviated to PASKAL, is the principal special operations force of the Royal Malaysian Navy. PASKAL's task is to conduct small-unit maritime military ope ...

Pascale Pascale is a common Francophone given name, the feminine of the name Pascal. The same spelling is also an Italian form of the masculine name ''Pascal'', and an Italian surname derived from the given name. Pascale derives from the Latin ''pasc ...

, Pascha, Paschalis, Pascual, Pascoe, and Pasco. The name arises in the early medieval period, in Latin spelled ''Paschalis''. An early bearer is

Antipope Paschal Pope Paschal may refer to: *Pope Paschal I (817–824) *Pope Paschal II (1099–1118) or antipopes: *Antipope Paschal (687) *Antipope Paschal III Antipope Paschal III (or Paschal III) () was a 12th-century clergyman who, from 1164 to 1168, was ...

(

fl. ''Floruit'' (; abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for "they flourished") denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indicatin ...

687), and

Pope Paschal I Pope Paschal I ( la, Paschalis I; died 824) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 25 January 817 to his death in 824. Paschal was a member of an aristocratic Roman family. Before his election to the papacy, he was abbot of St. ...

(d. 824). A variant Latin form of the name is ''Paschasius''; this is the name of the 9th-century Frankish saint Paschasius Radbertus. Peter Pascual (''Petrus Paschasius'', d. 1299) was a bishop and martyr of medieval Andalusia. ''Saint Pascal'' (or ''San Pasqual'') refers to Paschal Baylon (1540–1592), a Spanish friar and mystic. Baylon was born on 24 May 1540 to Aragonese peasants. His parents named him ''Pasqual'' because he was born on the day of the feast of

(not Easter), because Pentecost in Spain was known as "the Pasch (or Passover) of the Holy Ghost" at the time.Staniforth, Oswald. "St. Pascal Baylon." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 11. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 191

After Pascual Baylon's beatification (1618) and canonization (1690), it became common to give the name ''Pascal'' to children born on the feast day of Saint Pascal (17 May) rather than on Easter or Pentecost, or independently of the child's date of birth.

People

Pascal Caffet Pascal Caffet is a World-Champion and Meilleur Ouvrier de France French pastry Confectionery, confectioner and chocolate maker. He has shops in France, Italy, and Japan. Company history In 1979 Bernard Caffet (Pascal's father) created the “P ...

(born 1962), French pastry confectioner and chocolate maker¨ * Pascal Charbonneau (born 1983), Canadian chess Grandmaster and financial analyst *

Pascal Chimbonda Pascal Chimbonda (born 21 February 1979) is a French former professional footballer who played as a right-back. Chimbonda began his professional career in 1998 with Le Havre, where he featured over 100 times combined for the club's first team an ...

(born 1979), French footballer * Pascal Covici (1885–1964), Romanian Jewish-American book publisher and editor * Pascal Cygan (born 1974), French retired footballer *

Pascal Dozie Pascal Gabriel Dozie (born 9 April 1939 in Owerri, Imo State) is a Nigerian entrepreneur and businessman. He is the founder of Diamond Bank and the chairman of Pan-Atlantic University. Early life and education Dozie was born in 1939 in the Eg ...

(born 1939), Nigerian entrepreneur and businessman * Pascal Groß (born 1991), German professional footballer * Pascal Hitzler, German-American computer scientist *

Pascal Köpke Pascal Köpke (born 3 September 1995) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for 1. FC Nürnberg. He is the son of former German international goalkeeper Andreas Köpke. Club career Köpke spent ten years in 1. FC Nürnberg's ...

(born 1995), German footballer *

Pascal Légitimus Pascal Légitimus (born 13 March 1959) is a French actor, comedian and theatre director. He is a member of the famous French humour band Les Inconnus. Personal life He is the son of an Armenian theater seamstress, Madeleine Kambourian, and of a ...

(born 1959), French actor, comedian and theatre director * Pascal Obispo (born 1965), French singer-songwriter * Pascal Olmeta (born 1961), French former football goalkeeper *

Pascal Payet Pascal Payet (born 7 July 1963) is a French criminal who has gained notoriety for his daring prison escapes using hijacked helicopters. He was initially sentenced to a 30-year jail term for a murder committed during the robbery of a security van i ...

(born 1963), French murderer noted for his prison escapes * Pascal Pia, French writer, journalist, illustrator and scholar born Pierre Durand (1903–1979) *

Pascal Rogé Pascal Rogé (born 6 April 1951) is a French pianist. His playing includes the works of compatriot composers Saint-Saëns, Fauré, Debussy, Ravel, Satie, and Poulenc, among others. However, his repertoire also covers the German and Austr ...

(born 1951), French pianist * Pascal Siakam (born 1994), Cameroonian basketball player in the National Basketball Association * Pascal Soriot (born 1959), chief executive officer of the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca * Pascal Struijk (born 1999), Dutch footballer *

Pascal Thévenot Pascal Thévenot (born 3 June 1966) is a French politician who was the Republican Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries w ...

(born 1966), French politician * Pascal Wehrlein (born 1994), German-Mauritian Formula E and Formula 1 driver.

Fictional characters

* Pascal, a character from the '' Animal Crossing'' series * Pascal, a character from the action-role playing game '' Nier: Automata'' * Pascal, a character from the action-role playing game '' Tales of Graces'' * Pascal, Rapunzel's pet chameleon from the 2010 film '' Tangled'' * Pascal Curious, from the Curious family from the life simulation ''

The Sims 2 ''The Sims 2'' is a 2004 strategic life simulation video game developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts. It is the second major title in ''The Sims'' series, and is the sequel to ''The Sims.'' The game was released for Microsoft Windo ...

'' * Pascal Sauvage, a character from the spy comedy '' Johnny English''

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