Variants used in English include Cash, Caspar (used in German as well), Casper (used in Dutch and Scandinavian as well), Cass, Gaspar (used in Hungarian, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish as well), Gasper, Jaspar, Jaspir, Jaspyr, Jazper, Jespar, Jespir, and Jespyr.įoreign variants of Jasper include Gaspard (French), Gaspare (Italian), Gasparo (Italian), Gazsi (Hungarian), Gáspár (Hungarian), Jesper (Scandinavian), Kaspar (Czech and German), and Kasper (Polish). The name Jasper is widely used it has 21 variants that are used in English and other languages. Jasper is a variant of the name Kasper (Polish and English).
The name was first used by English speakers in the 14th century, and it became rather popular by the 17th century. Jasper is traditionally known in Christian folklore as the name of one of the three wise men or Magi who visited the baby Jesus at Bethlehem, although it is not found in the Bible. The name is ultimately of Persian origin it is probably not associated with the English word 'jasper', which is the name of the gemstone that is of Semitic origin. A biblical name, it is derived from the elements 'ghaz' meaning treasure 'bar' to manage. From Old Persian roots, its meaning is keeper of the treasure.
Jasper is used chiefly in the Dutch, English, French, and German languages, and it is derived from Old Persian and Old Greek origins. It is pronounced in English as JH AES-PahR †. The baby boy name Jasper is sometimes used as a girl name.
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