Pasi

Medieval spoken form of the Latin saint's name Basilius, ultimately from Ancient Greek Βασίλειος (Basíleios), cognate to English Basil. Also recorded as a diminutive of Paavo (“Paul”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑsi/, [ˈpɑ̝s̠i]
• Rhymes: -ɑsi
• Syllabification^(key): Pa‧si

Pasi

1. a male given name
   • 1988, Per Maaranniitty, Saat anteeksi, Suomi, Lohiranta:Laserman, →ISBN, page 132:

     ― ( - - - ) Mitä tarkoittaa muuten ’Pasi’?
     ―Se tarkoittaa ’hän-joka-ei-näy-pimeässä’, Pasi sanoi upottaen hampaansa Birgitin kaulaan. ―Olen vampyyri.
     ―Mutta eihän kukaan―äsh.
     ―Ei se tarkoita mitään. Ellei se sitten ole suomennos nimestä Basileus.

     ― ( - - - ) What does Pasi mean, by the way?
     ―It means 'he-who-cannot-be-seen-in-the-dark', Pasi said and sank his teeth in Birgit's neck. ―I'm a vampire.
     ―But it's not like―argh.
     ―It doesn't mean anything. Unless it's some kind of derivation from Basileus.

   • 1994, Arne Nevanlinna, Isän maa, WSOY, →ISBN, page 132:

     Historiaa opettaessaan hän väänsi Fredrik Barbarossan suomenkieliseen asuun Pasi Punaparta. Sukunimen käännös oli helpommin ymmärrettävä kuin etunimen, mutta Linnoven selitys oli yksinkertainen: Fredriksberg on Pasila, siis Fredrik on Pasi.

     When he taught history, he turned Frederick Barbarossa's name into a Finnish form, Pasi Punaparta. It was easier to understand how the surname was translated than the first name, but Linnove had a simple explanation: Fredriksberg is Pasila, so Fredrik is Pasi.

   • 2013, Minna Lindgren, Kuolema Ehtoolehdossa, Teos, →ISBN, page 8:

     Sinähän niin pidät Terosta, Siiri. Oliko hänen nimensä Tero vai Pasi? Oletteko huomanneet, että nuorten miesten nimet ovat nykyään tällaisia kirveeniskuja: Tero, Pasi, Vesa, Tomi.

     Seeing as you like Tero so much, Siiri... was he named Tero or Pasi? Haven't you noticed that all young men have these names that are like axe blows: Tero, Pasi, Vesa, Tomi.

2. a Finnish surname transferred from the given name

• Pasi is the 30^th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 17,793 male individuals (and as a middle name to 1,213 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
• The surname Pasi belongs to 241 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

• aspi, sipa

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Pasi m or f by sense

1. a surname

• Pisa, aspi, sipa, spai, spia