Pasqua
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English
Etymology
Proper noun
Pasqua (plural Pasquas)
- A surname from Italian.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Pasqua is the 37125th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 601 individuals. Pasqua is most common among White (90.18%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Pasqua”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin pascua, from Late Latin pascha (influenced by pascua 'pastures, grazing', perhaps because of the bitter herbs of the Passover seder or the end of fasting for Lent at Easter), from Ancient Greek πάσχα (páskha), ultimately from Hebrew פֶּסַח (pésakh, “Passover”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Pasqua f (plural Pasqües)
- Easter
- Synonyms: Pasqua de Resurrecció, Pasqua Florida, primera Pasqua
- Pentecost
- Synonyms: Pasqua de Pentecosta, Pasqua Granada, Pentecosta, segona Pasqua
Usage notes
- When used without a qualifier this word usually means Easter and not Pentecost. When uncapitalized, pasqua (usually) refers to Passover.
Derived terms
Related terms
- pasqua
- pasqua jueva (also spelled: Pasqua jueva)
References
- “Pasqua” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “Pasqua”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “Pasqua” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “Pasqua” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Italian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin pascua, from Latin pascha (influenced by pascuum, pascua (“grazing”)), from Ancient Greek πάσχα (páskha), ultimately from Hebrew פֶּסַח (pésakh, “Passover”). The surname was given to someone who was born this day.
Pronunciation
Noun
Pasqua f (plural Pasque)
Derived terms
Related terms
- pasqua (Passover or Easter)
Proper noun
Pasqua m or f by sense
- a surname