Pasquaniel isn’t a name you hear every day. It’s not in any baby book, and it definitely wasn’t trending anywhere.

 

My dad, inspired by a character from the 1978 Western miniseries Centennial, heard the name, loved it, added some Spanish flavor, and the rest is history.

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It started as a unique name I was embarrassed by as a kid, but over the years it became something I grew into.

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What surprised me later was the root behind it. Pasqu- connects to names like Pasquale and Pascal, pointing all the way back to the Latin Pascha—Passover. The language of being brought out. Of crossing over. Of redemption.

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That meaning fits my story more than I ever could have planned. Christ pulled me out of who I was and brought me into something new. So the name isn’t just different now. It’s a reminder of grace.

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Some names are given. Others you grow into.
Pasquaniel — different, unexpected, and marked by redemption.