Pasquale is a masculine

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and a

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found all over

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. It is a cognate of the

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name Pascal, the

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas **Spanish cuisine **Spanish history **Spanish culture ...

Pascual, the Portuguese Pascoal and the Catalan Pasqual. Pasquale derives from the

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

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 ...

", from Latin ''pascha'' ("

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''Πάσχα'',

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''pasḥā'', in turn from the

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

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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 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 ...

, Pasqual, Pascal,

Pascale Pascale is a common Francophone given name, the feminine of the name Pascal. The same spelling is also an Italian form of the masculine name ''Pascal'', and an Italian surname derived from the given name. Pascale derives from the Latin ''pas ...

, Pascha, Paschalis, Pascual,

Pascoe Pascoe is a Cornish given name and surname which means "Easter children" from the Cornish language ''Pask'', cognate of Latin ''Pascha'' ("Easter"). Pascoe is a Cornish pet form of the name Pascal, introduced by the Norman knights into Englan ...

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

, Pascal, Pascali, Pascalis, De Pascalis, Pasqual, De Pasqual, De Pascal, De Pasquali, Di Pasquale, DiPasquale, Di Pascali, Di Pasquali, De Pasquale, De Pasqualin, De Pasqualis, Pasqualin, Pasqualini, Pasqualino, Pasqualon, Pasqualotto, Pasqualigo, Pasqualetti. Pasquale may refer to:

Given name

Pasquale Amati Pasquale Amati (24 May 1726 – 23 August 1796) was an Italian antiquary, born at Savignano di Romagna (now Savignano sul Rubicone - province of Forlì), and educated at Cesena, Rimini, and Rome. On his return to Savignano he wrote two ''Disse ...

(1716–1796), an Italian antiquary * Pasquale Amato (1878–1942), Italian operatic baritone * Pasquale Anfossi (1727–1797), Italian opera composer * Pasquale Berardi (born 1983), an Italian footballer * Pasquale Bini ( 1716–1770), Italian violinist * Pasquale Borgomeo (1933–2009), an Italian Catholic Jesuit priest * Pasquale Buonocore (1916–2003), an Italian water polo player * Pasquale Festa Campanile (1927–1986), Italian screenwriter and film director * Pasquale Camerlengo (born 1966), an Italian retired competitive ice dancer * Pasquale Cajano (1921–2000), an Italian-American film actor * Pasquale Carpino (1936–2005), Italian chef, host of ''Pasquale's Kitchen Express'' * Pasquale Cicogna (1509–1595), Italian politician, the Doge of Venice from 1585 to 1595 * Pat Cipollone, Pasquale "Pat" Cipollone (born 1966), American lawyer, White House Counsel for President Trump * Pasquale Joseph Federico (1902–1982), an American patent attorney and mathematician * Pasquale Foggia (born 1983), Italian footballer * Pasquale Fornara (1925–1990), an Italian road bicycle racer * Pasquale Galluppi (1770–1846), Italian philosopher * Pasquale Gravina (born 1970), Italian professional volleyball player * Pasquale Gumbo, fictional character in the ''Rose Is Rose'' comic strip * Pasquale Macchi (1923–2006), an Italian Catholic archbishop, private secretary to Pope Paul VI * Pasquale Stanislao Mancini (1817–1888), an Italian jurist and statesman * Pasquale Marino (born 1962), Italian football coach * Pasquale Mastroianni, (born 1971), Canadian actor * Pasquale Ottini (c. 1570 – 1630), an Italian painter of the early-Baroque period, active mainly in Verona * Pasquale Padalino (born 1972), an Italian footballer * Pasquale Paoli (1725–1807), a Corsican patriot and leader * Pasquale del Pezzo (1859–1936), an Italian mathematician * Pasquale Rizzoli (1871–1953), an Italian sculptor * Pasquale Rossi (1641 – after 1718), Italian painter * Pasquale Simonelli (1878–1960), an Italian-American banker * Pasquale Villari (1827–1917), an Italian historian and politician * Prince Pasquale, Count of Bari, Pasquale of Bourbon, Prince of Two Sicilies, Count of Bari (1852–1904), an Italian noble

Surname

* Anton de Pasquale (born 1995), Australian motor racing driver * Arnaud Di Pasquale (born 1979), French tennis player * Eli Pasquale (born 1960), Canadian basketball player * Emanuel di Pasquale, American poet and translator * Eugene DePasquale (born 1971), American politician * Frank Pasquale, American legal scholar * Frédéric de Pasquale (1931–2001), French actor * Giovanni Pasquale (born 1982), Italian football player * James Di Pasquale (born 1941), American composer * Joe Pasquale (born 1961), British comedian * Joseph de Pasquale, American violist * Luigi Di Pasquale (footballer born 1919), Luigi Di Pasquale, Italian footballer * Mauro Di Pasquale, American columnist * Pancrazio De Pasquale (1925–1992), Italian politician * Simone Di Pasquale (born 1978), Italian professional dancer and TV personality * Steven Pasquale, American actor * Umberto Pasquale (1906–1985), Italian priest and writer

Other

* ''Don Pasquale'', a comic opera by Gaetano Donizetti * ''Olivo e Pasquale'', a ''melodramma giocoso'' by Gaetano Donizetti * Pasquale, pseudonym of Don Manley (born 1945), British crossword compiler * Pasquale (film), ''Pasquale'' (film), 1916 American silent film

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