Given name & surname
Pass
“pass, passageway”·“belt, girdle”
Pass is a surname with more than one origin.
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a German surname, it goes back to a word meaning “pass, passageway.” As a Jewish surname, it goes back to a word meaning “belt, girdle.”
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Where it comes from
Pass has more than one origin: as a German surname, it goes back to a word meaning “pass, passageway”; as a Jewish surname, it comes from Polish pas.
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How it developed
In English usage, Pass as a surname is an affectionate form of Pascal. In English usage, Pass as a surname is an affectionate form of PASSE.
Pass’s family of names
In English usage, Pass as a surname is an affectionate form of Pascal. In Greek usage, Pass as a surname is a transliteration of Πασς. In English usage, Pass as a surname is an affectionate form of PASSE.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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