Pasi (surname) explained

Pasi
Language origin:	Hindi, Punjabi, Sanskrit, English
Region:	Uttar Pradesh
Alternative Spelling:	Passi

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.^[1] 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.^[2]

In Italian, it stems from the word pace, meaning peace.^[3] It is also a Finnish forename, a form of Basil.^[4]

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

• Geeta Pasi, an American diplomat.
• Maharaja Bijli Pasi, a king from the Pasi community. He ruled during the Muslim period from a site located near Lucknow.
• Balraj Pasi, an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India from the Nainital constituency of Uttar Pradesh.
• Subhash Pasi, a member of Legislative Assembly, Uttar Pradesh
• Suresh Pasi, Indian Politician and a member of 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh of India.
• Madari Pasi, a leader of the militant peasant movement Eka Movement.
• Uda Devi Pasi, claimed to have been a fighter at Sikandar Bagh in the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
• Masuriya Din Pasi (born 2 October 1911) was an Indian politician, a fight against Criminal Tribes Act for independence who served as a member of the Uttar Pradesh
• Riccardo Pasi, Italian footballer.
• Giacomo Pasi, Italian bishop.

See also

• Passi (surname)

Notes and References

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