Jasper

• Caspar, Gaspar, Casper, Kaspar, Kasper, Kosper, Cosper, Gosper

A name given to one of the Magi in a medieval European cult, from Biblical Hebrew גִּזְבָּר (gizbar), ultimately from Old Median *ganǰabarah; see it for more.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdʒaspə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒæspɚ/

Jasper

1. A male given name from Old Persian.
   • 1920, St. John Greer Ervine, Changing Winds, Macmillan, page 225:

     Her husband is...let me see...oh yes, he's Lord Jasper Jayne. His name sounds like the hero of a servant's novelette, but he doesn't look like that. He looks like a chucker-out in a back-street pub.

2. A surname.
3. One of the Magi, also known as Caspar.
4. A placename:
   1. A place in Canada:
      1. A town in Alberta, Canada.
      2. Ellipsis of Jasper National Park: a national park in Alberta, Canada.
   2. A number of places in the United States:
      1. A city, the county seat of Walker County, Alabama.
      2. A small city, the county seat of Newton County, Arkansas.
      3. A city, the county seat of Hamilton County, Florida.
      4. A city, the county seat of Pickens County, Georgia.
      5. A city, the county seat of Dubois County, Indiana.
      6. A city in Pipestone County and Rock County, Minnesota.
      7. A city in Jasper County, Missouri.
      8. A town in Steuben County, New York.
      9. An unincorporated community in Pike County, Ohio.
      10. An unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon.
      11. A town, the county seat of Marion County, Tennessee.
      12. A city, the county seat of Jasper County, Texas.
      13. An unincorporated community in Lee County, Virginia.
      14. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Jasper Township.
   3. Ellipsis of Jasper County.

      Synonym: County of Jasper

   4. Ellipsis of Jasper Township.

      Synonym: Township of Jasper

• japers

From English Jasper, a name given to one of the Magi in a medieval European cult, from Biblical Hebrew גִּזְבָּר (gizbar), ultimately from Old Median *ganzabara-.

Jasper

1. a male given name from English [in turn from Old Persian]

From Spanish Gaspar, from Biblical Hebrew גִּזְבָּר (gizbar), ultimately from Old Median *ganǰabarah. First recorded in 1627, with other spellings Gaspar (1626), Jespaer and Jesper (1628).

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• Hyphenation: Jas‧per

Jasper m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Caspar

• Jaspers

• Casper
• Jesper

Recently borrowed from English Jasper.

Jasper (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

1. a male given name of modern usage

Recently borrowed from English Jasper.

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɑsper/, [ˈjɑ̝s̠pe̞r]
• Rhymes: -ɑsper
• Syllabification^(key): Jas‧per
• Hyphenation^(key): Jas‧per

Jasper

1. a male given name of modern usage

• Jasper is the 217^th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 2,574 male individuals (and as a middle name to 837 more), and also belongs to 11 female individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.