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Pasquier is a French
surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...
derived from
Latin Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area aroun ...
''pascuarium'' (verb ''pascere'') meaning "
pasture Pasture (from the Latin ''pastus'', past participle of ''pascere'', "to feed") is land used for grazing. Types of pasture Pasture lands in the narrow sense are enclosed tracts of farmland, grazed by domesticated livestock, such as horses, c ...
". Pasquier shares the same root of
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and surname Pascal, from Latin ''Pascha'', in turn from the
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pesach Passover, also called Pesach (; ), is a major Jewish holidays, Jewish holiday and one of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals. It celebrates the Exodus of the Israelites from slavery in Biblical Egypt, Egypt. According to the Book of Exodus, God in ...
'' that means literally "pass over". Alternative spellings and related names are: Pasquett, Pasquié, Pâquier, Paquier, Pasqueraud, Pasquerault, Paqueraud, Paquerault, Paquereau. Pasquier may refer to: * Edme-Armand-Gaston d'Audiffret-Pasquier (1823–1905), French politician and member of the Académie française, * Étienne Pasquier (1529–1615), French lawyer and man of letters, * Étienne-Denis Pasquier (1767–1862), French statesman * Jérôme Pasquier (courtier), French servant and clerk of Mary, Queen of Scots * Jules Pasquier (1839-1928), French politician. * Jules-Paul Pasquier (1774-1858), French member of the Conseil d'État. * Georges Pasquier (1878-?) French road racing cyclist *
Pierre Pasquier (colonial administrator) Pierre Marie Antoine Pasquier (6 February 1877 – 15 January 1934) was a French colonial administrator. French Indochina Pasquier served as the governor-general of French Indochina two times; from October 1926 to May 1927 (in temporary replace ...
(1877-1934) * Pierre Pasquier (violist) (1902-1986), violist *
Pierre Pasquier Pierre Pasquier may refer to: * Pierre Pasquier (businessman) * Pierre Pasquier (colonial administrator) Pierre Marie Antoine Pasquier (6 February 1877 – 15 January 1934) was a French colonial administrator. French Indochina Pasquier served ...
(born 1935), businessman * Bruno Pasquier born 1943, violist * Régis Pasquier born 1945, violinist * Stéphane Pasquier (born 1978), French jockey Du Pasquier * L. Gustave du Pasquier (1876–1957), Swiss mathematician * Nathalie du Pasquier (born 1957), French painter and designer {{surname French-language surnames