Pasja as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Pasja

What is the meaning of the name Pasja ?

The baby name Pasja is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈpasja/ — PAH-syah.

Pasja is Slavic in Origin.

Pasja traces to the Greek Pascha (Πάσχα), from Aramaic/Hebrew Pesach, “Passover/Easter.” In Slavic and wider Eastern Christian traditions, names built on Pascha mark a child “born at Easter” or “of the Paschal feast.” The spelling with j reflects languages where j sounds like y (e.g., Polish, Dutch), paralleling Russian Pasya. In Polish the common noun pasja means “passion, ardor,” a modern-layered association sometimes embraced by contemporary bearers.

As a given name Pasja is rare and largely unisex. In the Slavic world it overlaps with nicknames: Pasha for Pavel/Paul (masculine) and Pasya/Pasha for Praskovya or Paraskeva (feminine). Usage appears in Orthodox communities and, more recently, as a creative choice in Central and Northern Europe. Variants and cognates include Pascha, Pasha, Pasya, Pascal/Pascale, Pascual, Pasquale, and Pascoe. Implied meanings: “Easter,” “Passover,” “born at Easter,” and by extension “passion.”

⚙ Pasja is a genuine rarity. In all, it appears just 8 times, across 2 countries.