Paschal is a variant spelling of the name Pascal (see: Pascal (name), Pascal (surname)), from Latin Paschalis. Two popes and two antipopes have taken this name:
- Antipope Paschal (687)
- Pope Paschal I (817–824)
- Pope Paschal II (1099–1118)
- Antipope Paschal III (1164–1168)
Paschal is also the name of two saints:
- Paschal Baylon, a Spanish friar and a saint in the Roman Catholic Church; one of three patron saints of fertility at Obando, Bulacan, Philippines
- Pope Paschal I (see above)
Paschal is also a French and an English surname:
- Benjamin Edwin Paschal, American baseball outfielder
- Bill Paschal, American football running back
- Bobby Paschal, American college basketball coach.
- Janet Paschal, Contemporary Christian and southern gospel
- James Roy Paschal, NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup driver
- John Paschal, English Bishop
- Marcus Paschal, American football safety
- Thomas Moore Paschal, U.S. Representative from Texas.
Paschal may also be used as an adjective (from "Pascha", a Latinized spelling of the Hebrew word Pesach, meaning Passover) to describe various Easter- and Passover-related observances and events:
- Paschal month
- Paschal candle
- Paschal cycle
- Paschal Full Moon
- Paschal greeting
- Paschal Homily
- Paschal Lamb (disambiguation)
- Paschal mystery
- Paschal Triduum
- Paschal trikirion
- Paschal troparion
- Paschal Controversies
Paschal also refers to a school:
- R. L. Paschal High School in Fort Worth, Texas.