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 *ganzabarah; 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 1920, 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. Place names:
   1. A town in Alberta, Canada.
   2. Jasper National Park in Alberta.
   3. A city, the county seat of Walker County, Alabama.
   4. A small city, the county seat of Newton County, Arkansas.
   5. A city, the county seat of Hamilton County, Florida.
   6. A city, the county seat of Pickens County, Georgia.
   7. A city, the county seat of Dubois County, Indiana.
   8. A city in Pipestone County and Rock County, Minnesota.
   9. A city in Jasper County, Missouri.
   10. A town in Steuben County, New York.
   11. An unincorporated community in Pike County, Ohio.
   12. An unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon.
   13. A town, the county seat of Marion County, Tennessee.
   14. A city, the county seat of Jasper County, Texas.
   15. An unincorporated community in Lee County, Virginia.
   16. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Jasper Township.

• Jasper County

• 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 Old Persian

Recently borrowed from English Jasper.

Jasper

1. a male given name of modern usage

Recently borrowed from English Jasper.

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

Jasper

1. a male given name of modern usage