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. It is a cognate of the French name Pascal, the Spanish Pascual, the Portuguese Pascoal and the Catalan Pasqual. Pasquale derives from the

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

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''pasḥā'', in turn from the

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'' פֶּסַח'', which means "to be born on, or to be associated with,

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day". 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 names Paschal, Pasqual, Pascal, Pascale, Pascha, Paschalis, Pascual, Pascoe and Pasco are all variations of ''Pasquale''. The feminine form, rather rare, is ''Pasquala'', ''Pasqualina'', ''Pascale'', ''Pascalle'' or ''Pascalina''. As a surname in Italy, Pasquale has many variations found all over the country: Pasquali, Pascale, Pascal, Pascali, Pascalis, De Pascalis, Pasqual, De Pasqual, De Pascal, De Pasquali, Di Pasquale, DiPasquale, Di Pascali, Di Pasquali, De Pasquale, De Pasqualin, De Pasqualis, Pasqualin, Pasqualini, Pasqualino, Pasqualon, Pasqualotto, Pasqualigo, Pasqualetti. Pasquale may refer to:

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* Pasquale Amati (1716–1796), an Italian antiquary * Pasquale Amato (1878–1942), Italian operatic baritone * Pasquale Anfossi (1727–1797), Italian opera composer * Pasquale Berardi (born 1983), an Italian footballer * Pasquale Bini ( 1716–1770), Italian violinist * Pasquale Borgomeo (1933–2009), an Italian Catholic Jesuit priest * Pasquale Buonocore (1916–2003), an Italian water polo player *

Pasquale Festa Campanile Pasquale Festa Campanile (28 July 1927 – 25 February 1986) was an Italian screenwriter, film director and novelist, best known as a prominent exponent of the ''commedia all'italiana'' genre. Life and career Born at Melfi, in the prov ...

(1927–1986), Italian screenwriter and film director * Pasquale Camerlengo (born 1966), an Italian retired competitive ice dancer * Pasquale Cajano (1921–2000), an Italian-American film actor * Pasquale Carpino (1936–2005), Italian chef, host of ''Pasquale's Kitchen Express'' * Pasquale Cicogna (1509–1595), Italian politician, the Doge of Venice from 1585 to 1595 * Pasquale "Pat" Cipollone (born 1966), American lawyer, White House Counsel for President Trump *

Pasquale Joseph Federico Pasquale ("Pat") Joseph Federico (March 25, 1902 – January 2, 1982) was a lifelong mathematician and longtime high-ranking official of the United States Patent Office. Biography He was born in Monessen, Pennsylvania. About 1910 the family moved t ...

(1902–1982), an American patent attorney and mathematician * Pasquale Foggia (born 1983), Italian footballer * Pasquale Fornara (1925–1990), an Italian road bicycle racer * Pasquale Galluppi (1770–1846), Italian philosopher * Pasquale Gravina (born 1970), Italian professional volleyball player * Pasquale Gumbo, fictional character in the ''Rose Is Rose'' comic strip * Pasquale Macchi (1923–2006), an Italian Catholic archbishop, private secretary to Pope Paul VI * Pasquale Stanislao Mancini (1817–1888), an Italian jurist and statesman * Pasquale Marino (born 1962), Italian football coach * Pasquale Mastroianni, (born 1971), Canadian actor * Pasquale Ottini (c. 1570 – 1630), an Italian painter of the early-Baroque period, active mainly in Verona * Pasquale Padalino (born 1972), an Italian footballer *

Pasquale Paoli Filippo Antonio Pasquale de' Paoli (; or ; ; 6 April 1725 – 5 February 1807) was a Corsican patriot, statesman, and military leader who was at the forefront of resistance movements against the Republic of Genoa, Genoese and later Kingd ...

(1725–1807), a Corsican patriot and leader * Pasquale del Pezzo (1859–1936), an Italian mathematician * Pasquale Rizzoli (1871–1953), an Italian sculptor * Pasquale Rossi (1641 – after 1718), Italian painter * Pasquale Simonelli (1878–1960), an Italian-American banker *

Pasquale Villari Pasquale Villari (3 October 1827 – 11 December 1917) was an Italian historian and politician. Early life and publications Villari was born in Naples and took part in the risings of 1848 there against the Bourbons and subsequently fled to Flo ...

(1827–1917), an Italian historian and politician * Pasquale of Bourbon, Prince of Two Sicilies, Count of Bari (1852–1904), an Italian noble

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* Anton de Pasquale (born 1995), Australian motor racing driver * Arnaud Di Pasquale (born 1979), French tennis player * Eli Pasquale (born 1960), Canadian basketball player * Emanuel di Pasquale, American poet and translator * Eugene DePasquale (born 1971), American politician * Frank Pasquale, American legal scholar * Frédéric de Pasquale (1931–2001), French actor * Giovanni Pasquale (born 1982), Italian football player *

James Di Pasquale James Di Pasquale (born April 7, 1941) is an American musician and composer of contemporary classical music and music for television and films. Biography Pasquale was born on April 7, 1941, in Chicago to Hugo and Lucille (née Ciccone) Di Pasqua ...

(born 1941), American composer * Joe Pasquale (born 1961), British comedian * Joseph de Pasquale, American violist * Luigi Di Pasquale, Italian footballer * Mauro Di Pasquale, American columnist * Pancrazio De Pasquale (1925–1992), Italian politician * Simone Di Pasquale (born 1978), Italian professional dancer and TV personality * Steven Pasquale, American actor * Umberto Pasquale (1906–1985), Italian priest and writer

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Don Pasquale ''Don Pasquale'' () is a Gaetano Donizetti opera buffa, or comic opera, in three acts, with an Italian libretto completed largely by Giovanni Ruffini as well as the composer. It was based on a libretto by Angelo Anelli for Stefano Pavesi's oper ...

'', a comic opera by Gaetano Donizetti * '' Olivo e Pasquale'', a ''melodramma giocoso'' by Gaetano Donizetti * Pasquale, pseudonym of Don Manley (born 1945), British crossword compiler * ''Pasquale'' (film), 1916 American silent film

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