Meaning and background
The story behind Pascal
Pascal has a name history connecting Easter and Passover. Behind the Name traces Late Latin Paschalis through Pascha to Hebrew pesaḥ, explaining how the Latin holiday term covered both observances. The reference also identifies surname use, including philosopher and mathematician Blaise Pascal. A springtime, religious, family or intellectual tribute can therefore produce different naming stories. Identifying the intended connection makes the choice more specific than a single holiday gloss.
- Origin
- From Late Latin Paschalis, connected through Pascha with Easter and Hebrew Passover vocabulary. Source
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About Pascal
Recorded as a dog’s name
Pascal appears in 8 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/pæskæl/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the second syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/pæskæl/ · primary stress on syllable 2P AE0 S K AE1 L
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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