Paso

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Paşo in TR Türkiye.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 11 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Paso is also recorded as 7 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Hindi name2.2K records spelled Paso3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in India

  Also written Pasó

• English given name1.9K records spelled Paso9 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Russia

  Languages: English, German, Dutch

  Also written Paşo, Pasó, Pašo, Pasô

• French name371 records spelled Paso5 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France

  Also written Pasô, Paşo, Pasö

• Turkish given name324 records spelled Paso3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Türkiye, North Macedonia

  Also written Paşo

• a separate name223 records spelled Paso2 spellings in the group

  Also written Pasó

• Thai surname177 records spelled Paso22 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Thailand

  Also written ปาโส, ภาโส, พาโส, ปาสอ, ปะโส

• Croatian given name63 records spelled Paso9 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Croatia, Serbia

  Also written Pašo, Paşo, Пасо

34 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Paso is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In lad, step (advance or movement made from one foot to the other; pace)

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Cebuano, an instance where a player fails to declare a bingo

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Filipino, burned; scalded; seared

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In wlo, nail, pin, spike, spur

  as a word·Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0

• In Spanish, dried (said of fruit)

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

IN naampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls) — 77 years between 1916–2014. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Juan José Pasob. 1758ARArgentine politician (1758-1833)
• Nicolás Paso y Delgadob. 1820ESSpanish jurist, professor and politician (1820-1897)
• Manuel Pasob. 1864ESSpanish writer
• Antonio Paso Díazb. 1895ESSpanish writer and playwright
• Alfonso Pasob. 1926ESSpanish playwright (1926–1978)
• Encarna Pasob. 1929ESSpanish actress (1931-2019)
• Fernando del Pasob. 1935MXMexican writer (1935–2018)
• Felipe Fernández del Pasob. 1966MXMexican film director and scenographer
• Manuela Pasob. 1969ESSpanish actress
• Darío Pasob. 1979ESSpanish actor

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 178 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Paso?

We estimate roughly 5 people bear Paso (counting its spellings and scripts) across 1 country in our records.

In which country does Paso have the most bearers?

Paso is most frequently recorded in Paraguay, where it is most often spelled paso.

What does the name Paso mean?

Recorded meaning: A Paso Fino horse.