Jasper
See also: jasper
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
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.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Jasper
- 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.
- A surname.
- One of the Magi, also known as Caspar.
- Place names:
- A town in Alberta, Canada.
- Jasper National Park in Alberta.
- A city, the county seat of Walker County, Alabama.
- A small city, the county seat of Newton County, Arkansas.
- A city, the county seat of Hamilton County, Florida.
- A city, the county seat of Pickens County, Georgia.
- A city, the county seat of Dubois County, Indiana.
- A city in Pipestone County and Rock County, Minnesota.
- A city in Jasper County, Missouri.
- A town in Steuben County, New York.
- An unincorporated community in Pike County, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon.
- A town, the county seat of Marion County, Tennessee.
- A city, the county seat of Jasper County, Texas.
- An unincorporated community in Lee County, Virginia.
- A number of townships in the United States, listed under Jasper Township.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
male given name; one of the Magi — see Caspar
Anagrams edit
Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
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-.
Noun edit
Jasper
- a male given name from English [in turn from Old Persian]
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
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).
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Jas‧per
Proper noun edit
Jasper m
- a male given name, equivalent to English Caspar
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Estonian edit
Etymology edit
Recently borrowed from English Jasper.
Proper noun edit
Jasper (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])
- a male given name of modern usage
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Recently borrowed from English Jasper.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Jasper
- a male given name of modern usage
Declension edit
Inflection of Jasper (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | Jasper | Jasperit | ||
genitive | Jasperin | Jasperien Jaspereiden Jaspereitten | ||
partitive | Jasperia | Jaspereita Jaspereja | ||
illative | Jasperiin | Jaspereihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | Jasper | Jasperit | ||
accusative | nom. | Jasper | Jasperit | |
gen. | Jasperin | |||
genitive | Jasperin | Jasperien Jaspereiden Jaspereitten | ||
partitive | Jasperia | Jaspereita Jaspereja | ||
inessive | Jasperissa | Jaspereissa | ||
elative | Jasperista | Jaspereista | ||
illative | Jasperiin | Jaspereihin | ||
adessive | Jasperilla | Jaspereilla | ||
ablative | Jasperilta | Jaspereilta | ||
allative | Jasperille | Jaspereille | ||
essive | Jasperina | Jaspereina | ||
translative | Jasperiksi | Jaspereiksi | ||
abessive | Jasperitta | Jaspereitta | ||
instructive | — | Jasperein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Statistics edit
- Jasper is the 217th 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.