Pascal (name)
Encyclopedia
Pascal is a common masculine Francophone
given name
, cognate of Italian
name Pasquale
, Spanish
name Pascual, Catalan
name Pasqual. Pascal is common in French-speaking countries, Germany
and Netherlands
. The correct feminine form is Pascale, Pascalle or Pascalina. Pascal is also common as a surname
in France
, and in Italy
(in Piedmont
, Aosta Valley and, as De Pascal, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia
).
Pascal derives from the Latin paschalis or pashalis, which means "relating to Easter
", from Latin pascha ("Passover", i.e. the Easter
Passover"), Greek
Πάσχα, Aramaic
pasḥā, in turn from the Hebrew
pesach, which means "to be born on, or to be associated with, Passover
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, Pasquale
, Pascale
, Pascha
, Paschalis, Pascual, Pascoe and Pasco
are all variations of Pascal.
People with the name Pascal include:
Francophone
The adjective francophone means French-speaking, typically as primary language, whether referring to individuals, groups, or places. Often, the word is used as a noun to describe a natively French-speaking person....
given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
, cognate of Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
name Pasquale
Pasquale
Pasquale is a masculine Italian given name and a surname found all over Italy, cognate of French name Pascal, Spanish name Pascual, and Catalan name Pasqual...
, Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
name Pascual, Catalan
Catalan language
Catalan is a Romance language, the national and only official language of Andorra and a co-official language in the Spanish autonomous communities of Catalonia, the Balearic Islands and Valencian Community, where it is known as Valencian , as well as in the city of Alghero, on the Italian island...
name Pasqual. Pascal is common in French-speaking countries, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. The correct feminine form is Pascale, Pascalle or Pascalina. Pascal is also common as a surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, and in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
(in Piedmont
Piedmont
Piedmont is one of the 20 regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,402 square kilometres and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital of Piedmont is Turin. The main local language is Piedmontese. Occitan is also spoken by a minority in the Occitan Valleys situated in the Provinces of...
, Aosta Valley and, as De Pascal, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Friuli–Venezia Giulia is one of the twenty regions of Italy, and one of five autonomous regions with special statute. The capital is Trieste. It has an area of 7,858 km² and about 1.2 million inhabitants. A natural opening to the sea for many Central European countries, the region is...
).
Pascal derives from the Latin paschalis or pashalis, which means "relating to Easter
Easter
Easter is the central feast in the Christian liturgical year. According to the Canonical gospels, Jesus rose from the dead on the third day after his crucifixion. His resurrection is celebrated on Easter Day or Easter Sunday...
", from Latin pascha ("Passover", i.e. the Easter
Easter
Easter is the central feast in the Christian liturgical year. According to the Canonical gospels, Jesus rose from the dead on the third day after his crucifixion. His resurrection is celebrated on Easter Day or Easter Sunday...
Passover"), Greek
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
Πάσχα, Aramaic
Aramaic language
Aramaic is a group of languages belonging to the Afroasiatic language phylum. The name of the language is based on the name of Aram, an ancient region in central Syria. Within this family, Aramaic belongs to the Semitic family, and more specifically, is a part of the Northwest Semitic subfamily,...
pasḥā, in turn from the Hebrew
Hebrew language
Hebrew is a Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Culturally, is it considered by Jews and other religious groups as the language of the Jewish people, though other Jewish languages had originated among diaspora Jews, and the Hebrew language is also used by non-Jewish groups, such...
pesach, which means "to be born on, or to be associated with, Passover
Passover
Passover is a Jewish holiday and festival. It commemorates the story of the Exodus, in which the ancient Israelites were freed from slavery in Egypt...
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
Paschal
Paschal is a variant spelling of the name Pascal , from Latin Paschalis. Two popes and two antipopes have taken this name:* Antipope Paschal * Pope Paschal I * Pope Paschal II...
, Pasqual, Pasquale
Pasquale
Pasquale is a masculine Italian given name and a surname found all over Italy, cognate of French name Pascal, Spanish name Pascual, and Catalan name Pasqual...
, Pascale
Pascale
Pascale is a common Francophone given name, feminine form of the name Pascal, and an Italian masculine given name, ancient form of Pasquale...
, Pascha
Pascha
Pascha may refer to:*Easter, central religious feast in the Christian liturgical year*Paskha , an Easter dish served in several Slavic countries*Paska , an Easter bread served in Ukraine...
, Paschalis, Pascual, Pascoe and Pasco
Pasco
- Place name :Australia* Pasco Island Group, Tasmania:** Middle Pasco Islands** North Pasco Island** South Pasco IslandArgentina* Pasco , a stationPeru* Cerro de Pasco, city* Pasco Province* Pasco RegionUnited States...
are all variations of Pascal.
People with the name Pascal include:
Given name
- PascalPascal (musician)Pascal is the stage name of drum and bass DJ and producer Pascal Redpath.Like many other producers in the genre, Pascal's involvement in drum and bass came through a love of hip hop...
, stagename of musician Pascal Redpath - Pascal BeaupréPascal BeaupréPascal Beaupré is a politician from Quebec, Canada. He was an Action démocratique du Québec Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Joliette from 2007 to 2008....
, Canadian politician - Pascal BehrenbruchPascal BehrenbruchPascal Behrenbruch is a German decathlete. He is a member of the Eintracht Frankfurt athletes team....
, German decathlete - Pascal BentoiuPascal BentoiuPascal Bentoiu is a Romanian Modernist composer.Bentoiu studied harmony, counterpoint and composition with Mihail Jora and piano with Theophil Demetriescu. He spent three years researching the rhythm and harmony of Romanian folk music at the Bucharest Folklore Institute and then began composing...
, Romanian Modernist composer - Pascal BielerPascal BielerPascal Bieler is a German football player who currently plays for SV Wehen Wiesbaden.-External links:*...
, German football player - Pascal Bonitzer, French screenwriter and actor.
- Pascal BosschaartPascal BosschaartPascal Bosschaart is a Dutch footballer who is playing for A-League club Sydney FC. Prior to this, he played and captained Dutch side ADO Den Haag which played in the Eredivisie...
, Dutch footballer - Pascal BroadleyPascal BroadleyVaughan John Pascal Broadley is a former English cricketer. Broadley was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast. He was born at Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire....
, English cricketer - Pascal BrucknerPascal BrucknerPascal Bruckner is a French writer.-Biography:After studies at the university Paris I and Paris VII Diderot, and then at the École Pratique des Hautes Études, Bruckner became maître de conférences at the Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris, and collaborator at the Nouvel Observateur.Bruckner...
, French writer. - Pascal CharbonneauPascal CharbonneauPascal Charbonneau is a Canadian Grandmaster of chess, a financial analyst, and an avid supporter of the NYC Club, Tenjune...
, Canadian Grandmaster of chess - Pascal CyganPascal CyganPascal Cygan is a retired French footballer. His favoured position was central defender, but he could also play at left back when needed....
, French footballer - Pascal CoviciPascal CoviciPascal Avram "Pat" Covici was a Romanian Jewish-American book publisher and editor.- Early life :Pascal Avram Covici, known to his friends as "Pat," was born November 4, 1885 in Botoşani, Romania. He was the son of vintner Wolf Covici and Schfra Barish...
, Romanian-American book publisher and editor - Pascal DupuisPascal DupuisPascal Dupuis is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who currently plays for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...
, Canadian professional ice hockey left winger - Pascal DuquennePascal DuquennePascal Duquenne is a Belgian actor. He shared the prize for a male role in 1996 Cannes Film Festival for his performance as Georges in the movie The Eighth Day, with Daniel Auteuil, who played Harry. He currently lives in Brussels...
, Belgian actor - Pascal ElbéPascal ElbéPascal Elbé is a French actor and director and screenwriter.-Biography:Pascal Elbe was born in Colmar, Haut-Rhin, France, to a family of middle-class Jewish immigrants from Algeria. He was raised in Strasbourg...
, French actor and director - Pascal EngelPascal EngelPascal Engel is a French philosopher, working on the philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, epistemology and philosophy of logic. He was a professor of philosophy of logic at the Sorbonne, he currently works at the University of Geneva, where he collaborates with, among others, Kevin Mulligan...
, French philosopher - Pascal EtcheberPascal EtcheberPascal Etcheber is a French author and philosopher. He co-edited “Managing Sensitive Projects” published by Macmillan in the UK and Routledge in the US in 1998....
, French author and philosopher - Pascal FoucartPascal FoucartPascal Foucart is a French artist born in the sixties and living in Paris, France. He became painter in 1982, choosing to express himself with colors, expanding the works of artists like Jackson Pollock, one of his few « masters »....
, French artist - Pascal GreggoryPascal Greggory-Filmography:* Les Soeurs Brontë by André Téchiné* Catherine de Heilbronn by Éric Rohmer* Pauline à la plage by Éric Rohmer* Le trio en si bémol by Éric Rohmer...
, French actor - Pascal GroßPascal GroßPascal Groß is a German footballer who plays as a midfielder for Karlsruher SC.-Career:Groß played his first fully professional match in the Bundesliga for 1899 Hoffenheim on 2 May 2009 in a 0–4 loss against VfL Wolfsburg. He was substituted on in the 89th minute for Chinedu Obasi...
, German footballer - Pascal HensPascal HensPascal "Pommes" Hens is a German team handball player and World Champion. He received a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens with the German national team...
, German team handball player - Pascal JohansenPascal JohansenPascal Johansen is a French football midfielder currently playing for Grenoble Foot 38. He is a younger brother of Frédéric Johansen, former player of FC Mulhouse and one of France's most promiseful prospects that died in a car crash in 1992. Pascal Johansen followed his brothers' footsteps and...
, French footballer - Pascal KanéPascal KanéPascal Kané is a French director and actor. He studied in Paris before joining the editorial staff of Cahiers du Cinéma from 1969 to 1979. He left Cahiers du Cinéma to concentrate on directing. In addition to numerous documentaries he has directed feature films including Dora et la lanterne...
, French director and actor - Pascal KleimanPascal KleimanPascal Kleiman was born in Toulouse, France on April 19, 1968.He started in the world of music from the explosion of French free radio during the 1980s...
, French musician - Pascal LainéPascal LainéPascal Lainé is a French writer born in 1942 in Anet .He studied philosophy at l'École normale supérieure de Saint-Cloud and began his career as a teacher first at the and later at the Lycée Louis-le-Grand in Paris. He then became a professor in 1974 at the Institut universitaire de technologie...
, French writer - Pascal LeclairePascal LeclairePascal Leclaire is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Leclaire is currently an unrestricted free agent. Leclaire played three years in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and was selected eighth overall by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft...
, Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender - Pascal LissoubaPascal LissoubaPascal Lissouba was the first democratically elected President of the Republic of the Congo from August 31, 1992 to October 15, 1997. He was overthrown by the current President Denis Sassou Nguesso in the 1997 civil war....
, Congolese president - Pascal LorotPascal Lorot-Biography :An economics PhD from the l'Institut d'études politiques de Paris and a political science PhD from l'Université Paris II, Pascal Lorot has been the president of Institut Choiseul for International Politics and Geoeconomics since 2003 and has also been a member of the French Commission...
, French economist and political scientist - Pascal MariiniPascal MariiniPascal Mariini is a former professional footballer who played as a striker.-External links:* at chamoisfc79.fr...
, French professional footballer - Pascal MeunierPascal MeunierPascal Meunier is a French documentary photographer and photojournalist based in Paris, whose works are mainly about the Arab and Muslim world. He began his professional career in Aleppo, Syria...
, French documentary photographer - Pascal OhséPascal OhséPascal Ohsé, known also by his stage name Soel, is a French jazz trumpeter. He is perhaps best known for his contributions to albums Boulevard and Tourist by St. Germain.In 2003 he released the album Memento under his stage name.-External links:*...
, French jazz trumpeter - Pascal PiaPascal PiaPascal Pia, born Pierre Durand , was a French writer, journalist, illustrator and scholar. He also used the pseudonyms Pascal Rose, Pascal Fely and others....
, French writer, journalist, illustrator - Pascal PoirierPascal PoirierPascal Poirier was a Canadian author, lawyer, and the all-time longest-serving Senator.Born in Shediac, New Brunswick, he wrote books on Acadian history and language. The Pascal Poirier House, a Provincial Historic Site , is on the Canadian Register of Historic Places...
, Canadian author - Pascal PortesPascal PortesPascal Portes , is a former professional tennis player from France. During his career he won 2 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 44 in 1981 and a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 118 in 1984.-Singles Runner-ups :-Doubles titles :-External links:...
, French former professional tennis player - Pascal QuignardPascal QuignardPascal Quignard is a French writer born in Verneuil-sur-Avre, Eure. In 2002 his novel Les Ombres errantes won the Prix Goncourt, France's top literary prize. Terrasse à Rome , received the French Academy prize in 2000...
, French writer - Pascal RichardPascal RichardPascal Richard is a French-speaking Swiss former racing cyclist. He is most notable as a former King of the Mountains winner at the Giro d'Italia and Olympic Games gold medalist.-Biography:...
, French-speaking Swiss former racing cyclist - Pascal RenferPascal RenferPascal Renfer is a Swiss footballer who currently plays as striker for AC Lugano.-External links:*...
, Swiss footballer - Pascal RogéPascal RogéPascal Rogé 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 masters Haydn, Mozart, Brahms, and Beethoven.- Biography :Rogé first appeared in public in...
, French pianist - Pascal RollerPascal RollerPascal Roller is a retired German professional basketball player. He is 1.80m in height and he weighs 81 kg . He played the point guard position. He spent most of his career with the Deutsche Bank Skyliners of the German League. Internationally, Roller represented Germany.-Career:-External...
, German professional basketball player - Pascal SebahPascal SebahPascal Sébah was an Ottoman pioneer photographer who worked in Istanbul. He was born in Istanbul to a Syrian Catholic father and an Armenian mother. In 1857 he opened his first photography studio in Istanbul and by 1873 was successful enough to open another studio in Cairo...
, French pioneer photographer - Pascal TachéPascal TachéPascal Taché, , was the son of Jean Taché, a successful merchant and trader and the patriarch of this important Canadian family....
, Canadian politician - Pascal TaskinPascal Taskin----Pascal Joseph Taskin was a French harpsichord and piano maker. Born in Theux, near Liège, he lived most of his life in Paris.- Biography :...
, French harpsichord and piano maker - Pascal TayotPascal TayotPascal Tayot is a retired judoka from France. He claimed the silver medal in the Men's Middleweight division at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. In the final he was defeated by Poland's Waldemar Legień.-References:*...
, French judoka - Pascal TosiPascal TosiPascal Tosi was an Italian Jesuit, missionary and co-founder of the Alaska mission and Church.-Biography:Tosi was born on 25 April 1837 in Santarcangelo di Romagna, Italy. He was one of the first two Jesuits missionaries to set foot in Alaska...
, Italian Jesuit - Pascal van AssendelftPascal van AssendelftPascal van Assendelft is a former Dutch sprinter. She started her career in athletics at the age of thirteen and was to become a sprinting athlete, competing at European and Olympic level....
, Dutch sprinter - Pascal VittoriPascal VittoriPascal Vittori is a New Caledonian politician. He is a member of the Future Together party, of which he serves as secretary. Since 2008, he has served as the New Centre's representative in New Caledonia. In 2004 he replaced Marie-Noëlle Thémereau in the Congress of New Caledonia.-References:...
, New Caledonian politician - Pascal WhitePascal WhitePascal White is a Belgian porn star who predominately works in the UK.White was brought to fame as Ben Dover's main 'stud' of choice. Dover recently won a UK Adult Film Award, the Lifetime Achievement Award...
, a Belgian porn star - Pascal WollachPascal WollachPascal Wollach is a male swimmer from Canada, who mostly competes in the freestyle and backstroke events...
, Canadian swimmer - Pascal ZuberbühlerPascal ZuberbühlerPascal Zuberbühler is a Swiss footballer who is currently the goalkeeping coach for the Philippines. He was recently released by Fulham after coming to the end of his contract.-Club career:...
, Swiss football goalkeeper - Joseph Pascal FrançoisJoseph Pascal FrançoisJoseph Pascal François was Governor General for various colonies in Second French Colonial Empire under the Third Republic.-Titles held:...
, a Governor in French Colonial Empire
See also
- PaschalPaschalPaschal is a variant spelling of the name Pascal , from Latin Paschalis. Two popes and two antipopes have taken this name:* Antipope Paschal * Pope Paschal I * Pope Paschal II...
- PaschaPaschaPascha may refer to:*Easter, central religious feast in the Christian liturgical year*Paskha , an Easter dish served in several Slavic countries*Paska , an Easter bread served in Ukraine...
- PasqualePasqualePasquale is a masculine Italian given name and a surname found all over Italy, cognate of French name Pascal, Spanish name Pascual, and Catalan name Pasqual...
- Pasqual
- Pascual
- Pascoe
- PascoPasco- Place name :Australia* Pasco Island Group, Tasmania:** Middle Pasco Islands** North Pasco Island** South Pasco IslandArgentina* Pasco , a stationPeru* Cerro de Pasco, city* Pasco Province* Pasco RegionUnited States...