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The baby name pasco is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈpæskoʊ/ — PAS-koh.

pasco is Cornish, Italian, Latin in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Cornish, Italian, Latin
Pronunciation: /ˈpæskoʊ/ — PAS-koh

What is the meaning of the name pasco ?

The baby name pasco is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈpæskoʊ/ — PAS-koh.

pasco is Cornish, Italian, Latin in Origin.

Pasco has Cornish and Breton roots and means "Easter," from Hebrew Pesach via Greek/Latin Pascha and Old French Pasque. In Cornwall, Pasco/Pascoe often marked a child born at Eastertide, carrying overtones of renewal and celebration. The name stands within a broad European set of Pascha-derived forms.

Documented in medieval and early modern Cornwall, Pasco appears both as a baptismal name and as the source of the widespread Cornish surname Pascoe. It spread with Cornish migration and today sees modest revival alongside other Celtic choices. Close variants and cognates include Pascoe (Cornish), Pascal/Pascale (French), Paschal (English), Pascual (Spanish), Pasquale (Italian), Pascoal (Portuguese), and Pasqual (Catalan). Used primarily as a masculine given name, with feminine counterparts in related traditions such as Pascale and Pascuala.

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pasco – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
BF 0 #10 1 188
BF Girls 0 #17 1 315
HT Boys 0 #34 1 903
AO 0 #76 2 2,729
AE 0 #187 1 10,220
AO Boys 0 #249 1 5,568
NA Boys 0 #253 1 6,830
JM Girls 0 #278 1 7,507
GH Girls 0 #337 1 6,973
GT 0 #337 2 5,948
QA Girls 0 #343 1 15,378
GH Boys 0 #361 1 8,138
PH Boys 0 #406 3 11,440
BO 0 #408 1 6,868
EG 0 #412 1 6,387
SD Boys 0 #460 7 10,523
ZA 0 #474 1 14,421
AR Boys 0 #483 1 7,628
GT Boys 0 #494 6 7,625
CM Girls 0 #559 2 11,671
KW Girls 0 #561 1 19,177
PS Boys 0 #561 1 10,655
IR Boys 0 #565 1 10,162
CM Boys 0 #573 3 12,054
AE Girls 0 #594 4 20,968
BO Boys 0 #622 1 9,244
IL Boys 0 #625 1 10,983
SG Girls 0 #630 3 18,916
IL Girls 0 #645 1 11,648
CL Boys 0 #700 1 13,390
NG Girls 0 #825 2 15,093
OM Boys 0 #918 1 17,948
PE Boys 0 #922 5 14,506
NG Boys 0 #996 6 16,906
PE Girls 0 #1,010 1 14,861
SA Girls 0 #1,014 1 25,931
MX Boys 0 #1,032 2 16,355
AE Boys 0 #1,142 2 22,615
MY Boys 0 #1,181 2 25,439
MA 0 #1,197 3 20,986
ZA Boys 0 #1,214 80 25,619
ZA Girls 0 #1,218 19 25,928
SA Boys 0 #1,688 4 28,008

pasco is popular in 29 countries — most recent births per country:

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People also ask about pasco

pasco is predominantly a boy's name.
pasco is a 2 syllable name, pronounced /ˈpæskoʊ/ — PAS-koh.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Pascoe and Pasko.
Across languages, pasco has these equivalents: Pascal (French), Pasquale (Italian), Pascual (Spanish), Paschal (English/Latin), Pascoe (Cornish).
pasco is a name of Cornish origin, traditionally used in Cornwall. It doesn't appear in the major international birth registries we track, but it is an established name within Cornwall and its diaspora communities.