Pascal ( given name ) - wikipedia Pascal ( given name ) For other uses, see Pascal ( disambiguation ) and Pascal ( surname ). Pascal Pronunciation pahs - KALL Gender masculine Origin Word / name Latin Meaning `` associated with Easter ( Passover ) '' Other names Related names Pascale, Pascalle, Paschal, Paskal, Paschalis, Pascaline, Pasquale, Pascoale, Pascoal, Pasqual, Pascual, Pascoe, Pasco 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, Austria, and the Netherlands. Derived feminine forms include 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 the Latin term for `` Easter '', pascha, Greek Πάσχα, from the Aramaic pasḥā ( Hebrew pesach ) `` Passover '' ( 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 '' ( see below ). Variations of the given name include : Paschal, Pasqual, Pasquale, Paskal, Pascoal, Pascale, Pascha, Paschalis, Pascual, Pascoe, and Pasco. The name arises in the early medieval period, in Latin spelled Paschalis. An early bearer is Antipope Paschal ( fl. 687 ), and Pope Paschal I ( 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 Pentecost ( not Easter ), because Pentecost in Spain was known as `` the Pasch ( or Passover ) of the Holy Ghost '' at the time. 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. References Jump up ^ `` Pascal - Name Meaning and Origin ''. thinkbabynames.com. Retrieved 2007 - 12 - 20. Jump up ^ Staniforth, Oswald. `` St. Pascal Baylon. '' The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 11. New York : Robert Appleton Company, 1911. ( 1 ). See also Paschal Pascha Pasquale Pasqual Pascual Pascoe Pasco All pages beginning with `` Pascal '' Name list This page or section lists people that share the same given name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pascal_(given_name)&oldid=821250088 '' Categories : Given names Masculine given names French masculine given names German masculine given names Dutch masculine given names Hidden categories : Articles with short description All set index articles Talk About Wikipedia Dansk Deutsch Français Lëtzebuergesch Nederlands Polski Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 19 January 2018, at 08 : 36. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: what is the meaning of the name pascal
Answer: "relating to Easter"