Pasadena is the name of several places: In the United States:

• Pasadena, California
• Pasadena, Maryland
• Pasadena, Texas

In Canada:

• Pasadena, Newfoundland

Pasadena is also the name of a submarine in the United States Navy, the SSN 752 Pasadena , the third naval vessel to bear that name and the first submarine to do so. The name Pasadena is derived from an Ojibwa (or Chippewa) word meaning "valley", "valley town", "key of the valley", or "crown of the valley", depending on which expert you ask.