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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Pasca f. Latin pascha from Hebrew פסח '(feast of) Passover' via Greek πάσχα.

The Jewish Passover holiday often coincided with the Christian Easter holiday; this name was given to children born or christened on or near that holiday. In England, the name was most common in Cornwall and Devon.

England
Early Modern English
● 1560 Paskes COmar-vol5 p. 1; 1561 Pasces ibid. p. 2; 1562 Pasces ibid. p. 2; 1566 Paskaw Redruth-Co p. 6; 1582 Paskow DEmar-vol2 p. 8; 1589 Pasco ibid. p. 18
France
Latin
● 1273 Pascha (nom) RegToul-13thC p. 27
◑ 1179 Pascota (abl) clairvaux-12thc 176
Middle French
◑ 1562 Pasquette RegPCC-1 p. 8; 1564 Paquette ibid. p. 57, Pasquette ibid. p. 88; 1565 Pasquette ibid. p. 145
Italy
Latin
● 1265x1339 Pasqua (nom) BBC-Berg 347; 1348 Pasqua (nom) INP 35, Pasque (dat) ibid. 35; 1522x1532 Pasca (nom) DSF p. 51, 18
◑ 1522x1532 Pascarella (nom) DSF p. 52, 29
Cite as: G. Grim, S.L. Uckelman. "Pasca". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2016/1/name/Pasca.