Pasquale Pasquini
Pronunciationpah-SKWA-leh
Gendermale
Origin
Word/nameLatin
Meaning"associated with Passover (or Easter)"
Region of originNeolatin languages
Other names
Related namesPasqual, Pascal, Pascale, Pascalle, Paschal, Paschalis, Pascoe, Pascual, Pascuale, Pasquino

Pasquale is a masculine Italian given name and a surname found all over Italy. It is a cognate of the French name Pascal, the Spanish Pascual, the Portuguese Pascoal and the Catalan Pasqual. Pasquale derives from the Latin paschalis or pashalis, which means "relating to Easter", from Latin pascha ("Easter"), Greek Πάσχα, Aramaic pasḥā, in turn from the Hebrew פֶּסַח, which means "to be born on, or to be associated with, Passover 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, Pasqual, Pascal, Pascale, Pascha, Paschalis, Pascual, Pascoe 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, Pascale, 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

Surname

Other

  • Pasquale Hnos., a Peruvian fast food franchise
  • 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), 1916 American silent film

See also

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