Jasper name - Meaning of Jasper
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- Gender
- Masculine
- Lucky Number
- 6
- Usage
- English, Dutch, Judeo-Christian Legend, Persian
- Pronounced
- JAS-pər (English) , YAHS-pər (Dutch)
- Jasper Meaning
- Means "treasurer" in Persian. This name was traditionally assigned to one of the wise men (also known as the Magi, or three kings) who were said to have visited the newborn Jesus. It has occasionally been used in the English-speaking world since the Middle Ages. The name can also be given in reference to the English word for the gemstone. Jasper originates in Persian language and means "king of the treasure". In the Bible, he was one of the Three Kings who brought gifts to newly born Jesus.
Jasper Related Names
Variants: Casper, Kasper (Dutch), Caspar, Gaspar (Judeo-Christian Legend), Kaspar
Diminutive: Cas (Dutch)
Other Languages: Casper, Jesper, Kasper (Danish), Gaspard (French), Kaspar (German), Gáspár, Gazsi (Hungarian), Gaspare, Gasparo (Italian), Kaspars (Latvian), Kasparas (Lithuanian), Casper, Kasper (Norwegian), Kacper, Kasper (Polish), Gaspar (Portuguese), Gašper (Slovene), Gaspar (Spanish), Casper, Kasper (Swedish)
Jasper Celebrities
Jasper Harris - actor, Jasper Fforde - novelist,
