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given name, the feminine of the name Pascal. The same spelling is also an

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form of the masculine name ''Pascal'', and an Italian surname derived from the given name. Pascale derives from the

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

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", ultimately from ''pesach'', the Hebrew name of the feast of

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. Notable people with the name include:

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* Pascale Audret *

Pascale Bussières Pascale Bussières (born June 27, 1968) is a French Canadian actress. Life and work Born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Pascale Bussières first attracted attention as a suicidal teenager in Micheline Lanctôt’s 1984 film '' Sonatine''; howev ...

* Pascale Cossart * Pascale Criton * Pascale Dorcelus (born 1979), Canadian weightlifter *

Pascale Ferran Pascale Ferran (; born 17 April 1960) is a French film director and screenwriter. In 2007, her film '' Lady Chatterley'' won five César Awards including Best Film, Best Cinematography and Best Adaptation. Her 2014 film '' Bird People'' was se ...

* Pascale Garaud, French-American astrophysicist * Pascale Grand * Pascale Haiti, politician and government minister from French Polynesia *

Pascale Hutton Pascale Hutton (born June 14, 1979) is a Canadian actress. She was born in Creston, British Columbia. Hutton attended the conservatory acting program at the University of Alberta in Edmonton Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadia ...

* Pascale Machaalani *

Pascale Montpetit Pascale Montpetit (born 28 July 1960) is a French Canadian actress. In 1990 she won a Best Actress Genie Award The Genie Awards were given out annually by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to recognize the best of Canadian cinema ...

* Pascale Ogier * Pascale Paradis *

Pascale Petit (actress) Pascale Petit (born Anne-Marie Pettit; 27 February 1938) is a French actress. She appeared in more than fifty films from 1957 to 2001. Biography Working as a hairdresser, she entered films when her beauty was noticed by actress Françoise Lugag ...

(born 1938), French actress *

Pascale Petit (poet) Pascale Petit (born 20 December 1953), is a French-born British poet of French, Welsh and Indian heritage. She was born in Paris and grew up in France and Wales. She trained as a sculptor at the Royal College of Art and was a visual artis ...

(born 1953), French poet * Pascale Quiviger *

Pascale Sourisse Pascale Sourisse (born 7 March 1962) is a French businesswoman. Born in Nantes, Pascale Sourisse graduated from the École Polytechnique (class of 1981) and Télécom ParisTech. She held management positions at the Compagnie Générale des Ea ...

Pascale Trinquet Pascale Trinquet (born 11 August 1958 in Marseille) is a French fencer and Olympic champion in foil competition. She won a gold medal in the foil event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.Anie Pascale, Canadian actress * Ernesto De Pascale, Italian journalist * Jan Pascale, American set decorator * Lorraine Pascale, British former model * Ronnie Pascale, American soccer player

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