Pascual is a Spanish given name and surname , cognate of Italian name Pasquale , Portuguese name Pascoal and French name Pascal . In Catalan-speaking area (including Andorra , Valencia , and Balearic islands ) Pascual has the variant Pasqual .
Pascual, like Pasquale/Pasqual/Pascal, 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 pesach 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. In the Katalani Hebrew tradition the name is given to the first born male child.
Pascual may refer to:
Given name Surname Alfredo Pascual (born 1948), Filipino businessman and former president of the University of the PhilippinesBernard Pascual (born 1967), French footballerBeatriz Pascual Rodríguez , Spanish racewalkerCamilo Alberto Pascual Lus (born 1934), Cuban baseball playerCarolina Pascual (born 1976), Spanish rhythmic gymnastClaudia Pascual (born 1972), Chilean anthropologist and politicianErnest Benach y Pascual (born 1959), President of the Catalan ParliamentGriselda Pascual i Xufré (1926–2001) Catalan mathematical researcher and teacherJake Pascual (born 1988), Filipino basketball playerJorge Pascual (born 2003), Spanish footballerPeter Pascual (died 1299), Spanish theologianPiolo Pascual (born 1977), Filipino actor, model, musician and film producerRonald Pascual (born 1988), Filipino basketball playerVirginia Ruano Pascual (born 1973), Spanish professional female tennis playerJose Miguel Pascual (born 2000), Filipino basketball player Other See also
