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Pasi (surname)

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Pasi
Origin
Language(s)Hindi, Punjabi, Sanskrit, English
Region of originUttar Pradesh
Other names
Alternative spellingPassi

The name Pasi (Hindi: पासी) is composed of two words Pa (grip) and asi (sword), implying thereby one who hold a sword in his hand or in other words a soldier. Another etymology is that the name comes from the Sanskrit pashika, "one who uses a noose." The Pasi are said to have used nooses for climbing trees.

In Italian, it stems from the word pace, meaning peace. It is also a Finnish forename, a form of Basil.

Pasi is a surname used by the Pasi community and people from Punjab. Notable individuals with this surname are listed below.

See also

References

  1. General, India Office of the Registrar (1974). Census of India, 1971: Series 1. Monograph Series, Part 5, Ethnographic Study. Controller of Publications.
  2. Singh, Kumar Suresh; Bhanu, B. V.; India, Anthropological Survey of (2004). Maharashtra. Popular Prakashan. p. 1683. ISBN 978-81-7991-102-0.
  3. "Origin and Etymology of Italian surnames in P". www.italyheritage.com. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  4. Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Pasi". Behind the Name. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
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