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From Latin Paschālis, from paschālis (“Paschal; of or pertaining to Easter”), from pascha (“Easter”) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives), for birth on Easter, or in honor of the 9th-century pope Paschal I (died 824). Doublet of Paschal. The programming language was named after French mathematician, philosopher and physicist Blaise Pascal (1623–1662).

Pascal (countable and uncountable, plural Pascals)

  1. (countable) A male given name from Latin used in medieval England; today occasionally borrowed from French.
  2. (countable) A surname transferred from the given name.
    1. The French mathematician and physicist Blaise Pascal (1623–1662).
  3. (computer languages) An imperative procedural programming language intended to encourage good programming practices through the use of structure.

male given name

programming language

From Latin.

Pascal m

  1. a male given name from Latin
  2. a surname originating as a patronymic

From French Pascal.

Pascal m (proper noun, strong, genitive Pascals or (with an article) **Pascal)

  1. a male given name

Pascal m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Pascals or (with an article) **Pascal, feminine genitive **Pascal, plural Pascals)

  1. a surname

Pascal n (strong, genitive Pascals or **Pascal, plural **Pascal)

  1. pascal (unit)

Pascal

  1. Pascal

Borrowed from English Pascal.

Pascal(パスカル) (Pasukaru)

  1. Pascal (programming language)