Pascal? Am I mad?

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Really liking the name Pascal. Is that mental hormones?
I grew up in Ireland and I'm sure I heard it somewhere maybe..
is it a nice name or am I mad to even consider?
*it's a boys name

I really like it - especially if their birthday will be around Easter.

I knew a French Pascal once, a female.

The ex Irish Finance Minister is called Paschal Donohoe.
He's now Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform and is President of the Eurogroup whatever that is.
It's generally pronounced Paskel.
The French version Pascal is pronounced Pascaal.
In Ireland I think it would be regarded as a "Catholic" name, parents of baby probably religious.

It is ultimately Greek from the Greek word for Easter - Pascha.

I don’t get a lot of difference between the English and French pronunciation? Pass (as in mass) - Cal.

it’s french, can also be Pascale for a girl.
it is a very old name though, as in your grand dad is called Pascal.

I’ll wager that the OP has gone with another name 😉