Paschal

This article is about the name. For other uses, see Paschal (disambiguation).

Paschal is used as a name. Paschal, a variant of Pascal, from Latin Paschalis, is an adjective describing either the Easter or Passover holidays.

Paschal

Pronunciation	PASS-kull
Gender	masculine
Origin
Word/name	Latin
Meaning	from Latin Paschalis, associated with Passover (or Easter), from Hebrew Pesach
Other names
Related names	Pascal, Pascale, Paschalis, Pascoe, Pascual, Pasqual and Pasquale

People known as Paschal include:

Popes and religious figures

• Antipope Paschal (687), a rival with Theodore for Pope
• Pope Paschal I (died 824), head of the Catholic Church from 817
• Pope Paschal II (11th-century–1118), head of the Catholic Church from 1099
• Antipope Paschal III (1164–1168), Antipope from 1164
• Paschal Baylon (1540–1592), Spanish friar and saint

People with the surname

• Benjamin Edwin Paschal (1895–1974), American baseball outfielder
• Bill Paschal (1921–2003), American football running back
• Bobby Paschal (born 1941), American college basketball coach
• Janet Paschal (born 1956), Contemporary Christian and southern gospel
• James Roy Paschal (1926–2004), NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup driver
• John Paschal (13th-century–1361), English Bishop
• Thomas M. Paschal (1845–1919), U.S. Representative from Texas

People with the given name

• Paschal Mooney, Irish politician

See also

• Paschal Lamb (disambiguation)