Danish
Proper noun
Kasper
- a male given name, equivalent to English Caspar
- (male given names) Jesper
- (surnames) Caspersen, Kaspersen
References
- [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 19 060 males with the given name Kasper (compared to 11 153 named Casper) have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1990s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
Finnish
Etymology
From Swedish Kasper.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑsper/, [ˈkɑ̝s̠pe̞r]
- Rhymes: -ɑsper
- Syllabification(key): Kas‧per
- Hyphenation(key): Kas‧per
Proper noun
Kasper
- a male given name, equivalent to English Caspar
- a Finnish surname
Declension
Inflection of Kasper (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
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nominative
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Kasper
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Kasperit
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genitive
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Kasperin
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Kasperien Kaspereiden Kaspereitten
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partitive
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Kasperia
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Kaspereita Kaspereja
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illative
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Kasperiin
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Kaspereihin
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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Kasper
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Kasperit
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accusative
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nom.
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Kasper
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Kasperit
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gen.
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Kasperin
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genitive
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Kasperin
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Kasperien Kaspereiden Kaspereitten
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partitive
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Kasperia
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Kaspereita Kaspereja
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inessive
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Kasperissa
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Kaspereissa
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elative
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Kasperista
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Kaspereista
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illative
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Kasperiin
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Kaspereihin
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adessive
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Kasperilla
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Kaspereilla
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ablative
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Kasperilta
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Kaspereilta
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allative
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Kasperille
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Kaspereille
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essive
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Kasperina
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Kaspereina
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translative
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Kasperiksi
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Kaspereiksi
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abessive
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Kasperitta
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Kaspereitta
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instructive
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—
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Kasperein
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comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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Kasperini
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Kasperini
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accusative
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nom.
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Kasperini
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Kasperini
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gen.
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Kasperini
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genitive
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Kasperini
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Kasperieni Kaspereideni Kaspereitteni
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partitive
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Kasperiani
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Kaspereitani Kasperejani
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inessive
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Kasperissani
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Kaspereissani
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elative
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Kasperistani
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Kaspereistani
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illative
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Kasperiini
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Kaspereihini
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adessive
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Kasperillani
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Kaspereillani
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ablative
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Kasperiltani
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Kaspereiltani
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allative
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Kasperilleni
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Kaspereilleni
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essive
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Kasperinani
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Kaspereinani
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translative
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Kasperikseni
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Kaspereikseni
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abessive
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Kasperittani
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Kaspereittani
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instructive
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—
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—
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comitative
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Kaspereineni
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second-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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Kasperisi
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Kasperisi
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accusative
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nom.
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Kasperisi
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Kasperisi
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gen.
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Kasperisi
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genitive
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Kasperisi
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Kasperiesi Kaspereidesi Kaspereittesi
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partitive
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Kasperiasi
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Kaspereitasi Kasperejasi
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inessive
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Kasperissasi
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Kaspereissasi
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elative
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Kasperistasi
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Kaspereistasi
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illative
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Kasperiisi
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Kaspereihisi
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adessive
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Kasperillasi
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Kaspereillasi
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ablative
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Kasperiltasi
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Kaspereiltasi
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allative
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Kasperillesi
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Kaspereillesi
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essive
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Kasperinasi
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Kaspereinasi
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translative
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Kasperiksesi
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Kaspereiksesi
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abessive
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Kasperittasi
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Kaspereittasi
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instructive
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—
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—
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comitative
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Kaspereinesi
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first-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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Kasperimme
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Kasperimme
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accusative
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nom.
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Kasperimme
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Kasperimme
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gen.
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Kasperimme
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genitive
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Kasperimme
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Kasperiemme Kaspereidemme Kaspereittemme
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partitive
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Kasperiamme
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Kaspereitamme Kasperejamme
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inessive
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Kasperissamme
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Kaspereissamme
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elative
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Kasperistamme
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Kaspereistamme
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illative
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Kasperiimme
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Kaspereihimme
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adessive
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Kasperillamme
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Kaspereillamme
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ablative
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Kasperiltamme
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Kaspereiltamme
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allative
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Kasperillemme
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Kaspereillemme
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essive
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Kasperinamme
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Kaspereinamme
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translative
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Kasperiksemme
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Kaspereiksemme
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abessive
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Kasperittamme
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Kaspereittamme
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instructive
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—
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—
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comitative
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— |
Kaspereinemme
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second-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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Kasperinne
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Kasperinne
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accusative
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nom.
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Kasperinne
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Kasperinne
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gen.
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Kasperinne
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genitive
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Kasperinne
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Kasperienne Kaspereidenne Kaspereittenne
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partitive
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Kasperianne
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Kaspereitanne Kasperejanne
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inessive
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Kasperissanne
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Kaspereissanne
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elative
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Kasperistanne
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Kaspereistanne
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illative
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Kasperiinne
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Kaspereihinne
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adessive
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Kasperillanne
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Kaspereillanne
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ablative
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Kasperiltanne
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Kaspereiltanne
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allative
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Kasperillenne
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Kaspereillenne
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essive
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Kasperinanne
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Kaspereinanne
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translative
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Kasperiksenne
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Kaspereiksenne
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abessive
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Kasperittanne
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Kaspereittanne
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instructive
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—
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—
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comitative
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— |
Kaspereinenne
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third-person possessor
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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Kasperinsa
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Kasperinsa
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accusative
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nom.
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Kasperinsa
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Kasperinsa
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gen.
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Kasperinsa
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genitive
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Kasperinsa
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Kasperiensa Kaspereidensa Kaspereittensa
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partitive
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Kasperiaan Kasperiansa
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Kaspereitaan Kasperejaan Kaspereitansa Kasperejansa
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inessive
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Kasperissaan Kasperissansa
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Kaspereissaan Kaspereissansa
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elative
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Kasperistaan Kasperistansa
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Kaspereistaan Kaspereistansa
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illative
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Kasperiinsa
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Kaspereihinsa
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adessive
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Kasperillaan Kasperillansa
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Kaspereillaan Kaspereillansa
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ablative
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Kasperiltaan Kasperiltansa
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Kaspereiltaan Kaspereiltansa
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allative
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Kasperilleen Kasperillensa
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Kaspereilleen Kaspereillensa
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essive
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Kasperinaan Kasperinansa
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Kaspereinaan Kaspereinansa
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translative
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Kasperikseen Kasperiksensa
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Kaspereikseen Kaspereiksensa
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abessive
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Kasperittaan Kasperittansa
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Kaspereittaan Kaspereittansa
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instructive
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—
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—
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comitative
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— |
Kaspereineen Kaspereinensa
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Statistics
- Kasper is the 146th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 4,234 male individuals (and as a middle name to 2,458 more), and also belongs to 8 female individuals (and as a middle name to 7 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
- The surname Kasper belongs to 146 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
German
Etymology
Byform of the name German Kaspar, via Biblical Hebrew גִּזְבָּר (gizbar) from Classical Syriac ܓܙܒܪܐ (gēzaḇrā), from Old Persian *ganzabarah, from Old Median *ganǰabarah.
Compare Bavarian Kasperl.
Pronunciation
Noun
Kasper m (strong, genitive Kaspers, plural Kasper)
- clown (normally a puppet)
Declension
Declension of Kasper [masculine, strong]
Derived terms
- Kaspertheater
- Klassenkasper
Norwegian
Proper noun
Kasper
- a male given name, equivalent to English Caspar
Swedish
Proper noun
Kasper c (genitive Kaspers)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Caspar
Anagrams