Pasqual is the Catalan equivalent of the

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Pascual, and a Venetian variant of

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given name Pasquale. Pasqual is also a

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found in

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(especially among the inhabitants of Catalan-speaking areas, including

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ns,

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, Balearics) and in

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(especially in

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, including

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and

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). Pasqual, like Pasquale (Italian), Pascal (French), Pascoal (Portuguese) and Pascual (Spanish), derives from the

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''paschalis'' or ''pashalis'', from Latin ''pascha'',

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''Πάσχα'',

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''pasḥā'', in turn from the

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

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day". The English equivalent of Pasqual is Pascal (loosely translated as "

Easter Easter, also called Pascha ( Aramaic: פַּסְחָא , ''paskha''; Greek: πάσχα, ''páskha'') or Resurrection Sunday, is a Christian festival and cultural holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in t ...

" child) and is associated both with the day of Passover and the Latinised forms mentioned above, since all of them have a relationship to the Hebrew holiday of Passover; as Christ was crucified prior to or on the eve of Passover he became known as the Passover Lamb, 1 Corinthians 5:7. The names Pasquale,

Paschal Paschal is used as a name. Paschal, a variant of Pascal, from Latin ''Paschalis'', is an adjective describing either the Easter or Passover holidays. People known as Paschal include: Popes and religious figures * Antipope Paschal (687), a ri ...

, Pascal,

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, Pascha,

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and Pasco are all variations of ''Pasqual''. The feminine form, rather rare, is ''Pasquala'', ''Pasqualina'', ''Pascale'', ''Pascalle'' or ''Pascalina''. As a surname in Italy Pasqual has many variations found all over the country: Pasquali, De Pasqual,

, Pascali, Pascalis, De Pascal, De Pasquali, De Pasquale, Di Pasquale, Di Pascali, De Pasqualis, Pasqualin, Pasqualon. As a given name and surname in

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Pasqual is often spelled Pascual. Pasqual may refer to:

Given name

* Pasqual Coco (born 1977), a former Dominican pitcher in Major League Baseball *

Pasqual Ferry Pasqual Ferrándiz Arroyo (born March 24, 1961), known by the pen-name Pasqual Ferry (sometimes credited as Paschalis, Pascual or Pascal Ferry), is a Spanish comic book artist and penciller. Biography Ferry was interested in comics from an early ...

(sometimes credited as Paschalis, Pascual or Pascal), a Spanish comic book artist and penciller *

Pasqual Maragall Pasqual Maragall Mira (; born 13 January 1941) is a Spanish retired politician and former President of Generalitat de Catalunya. He had previously been Mayor of Barcelona, from 1982 to 1997, and helped run the city's successful Olympic bid. ...

(born 1941), the 127th President of Generalitat de Catalunya * Pasqual Sanchis Moscardó (born 1963), a Valencian pilota professional player * Pasqual Scanu (1908 - 1978), an Italian writer in Catalan and Italian

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* Anupa Pasqual (born 1964), Sri Lankan politician * Ernest Benach i Pasqual (born 1959), a Catalan politician, President of the Catalan Parliament * Keerthi Pasquel (born 1955), Sri Lankan Sinhala pop musician * Manuel Pasqual (born 1982), an Italian retired footballer * Sudath Prajiv Pasqual (born 1961), a former Sri Lankan cricketer

Other

Pasqual Maragall Foundation The Pasqual Maragall Foundation is a private, non-profit foundation dedicated to scientific research of Alzheimer's disease. It was founded in April 2008 in Barcelona as a result of the public commitment of Pasqual Maragall, former Mayor of Barce ...

, a public foundation in Catalonia, Spain * Pasqual, Romansh name of Paspels, municipality in the district of Hinterrhein in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. *

Battle of San Pasqual The Battle of San Pasqual, also spelled San Pascual, was a military encounter that occurred during the Mexican–American War in what is now the San Pasqual Valley, San Diego, California, San Pasqual Valley community in the county of San Diego, ...

(also spelled San Pascual), a military encounter during the Mexican–American War *

San Pasqual Handicap The San Pasqual Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually during late January or early February at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. The Grade II event is open to horses, age four and up, willing to race one and one-eighth m ...

, an American Thoroughbred horse race run at Santa Anita Park, California, United States *

San Pasqual High School (Escondido, California) San Pasqual High School is a public high school in Escondido, California. It is named after the nearby San Pasqual Valley. It is within the Escondido Union High School District. Athletics Teams The school supports numerous sports teams that are ...

, a public high school in Escondido, California, United States * San Pasqual Valley, a community of the city of San Diego, California, United States

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