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, and the -es forms are influenced by French Pasques. See also Pascale.
- England
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- Early Modern English
- ● 1560 Paskes COmar-vol5 p. 1;
1561 Pasces ibid. p. 2;
1562 Pasces ibid. p. 2;
1565 Paskes ibid. p. 3;
1573 Paskes ibid. p. 4;
1581 Paskes ibid. p. 6
- France
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- 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
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- Latin
- ● 1265x1339 Pasqua (nom) BBC-Berg 347;
1348 Pasqua (nom) INP 35,
Pasque (dat) ibid. 35;
1522x1532 Pasca (nom) DSF p. 51, 18
Cite as: G. Grim, S.L. Uckelman. "Pasca". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2018, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2018/1/name/Pasca.