Pascal (surname)

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Pascal
Family name
Blaise pascal.jpg
Blaise Pascal, French philosopher
Meaning related to Easter
Region of origin France, Italy, Neo-Latin Languages
Related names Paschal, Pasquale, Pasqual, Pascual

Pascal is a French and an Italian surname.[1]

Origin of the surname

Pascal is a patronymic surname that derives from the personal given name Pascal, from Latin Paschalis.[2] In France Pascal is especially found in the Southern-Eastern area, in Rhône-Alpes and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,[3] while in Italy Pascal is found in Northern-Western area, in Piedmont, Aosta Valley[4][5] and the variant De Pascal in Friuli-Venezia Giulia.[6][7]

People

Fictional characters

  • Ana Pascal, the love interest of the main character from the film Stranger than Fiction (2006)
  • Mattia Pascal, the main character in The Late Mattia Pascal, novel by Luigi Pirandello
  • Esmée Pascal, a police officer appearing in the second season of Dexter

References

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  3. L'encyclopédie des noms de familles
  4. Gens Labo Net, surnames in Italy
  5. Cognomix, surnames in Italy
  6. Gens Labo Net, surnames in Italy
  7. Cognomix, surnames in Italy

See also

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