Kasper

See also: Käsper

Danish

Alternative forms

• Casper

Proper noun

Kasper

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Caspar

Related terms

• (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

Proper noun

Kasper

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Caspar
2. a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Kasper (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		Kasper	Kasperit
genitive		Kasperin	Kasperien Kaspereiden Kaspereitten
partitive		Kasperia	Kaspereita Kaspereja
illative		Kasperiin	Kaspereihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Kasper	Kasperit
accusative	nom.	Kasper	Kasperit
	gen.	Kasperin
genitive		Kasperin	Kasperien Kaspereiden Kaspereitten
partitive		Kasperia	Kaspereita Kaspereja
inessive		Kasperissa	Kaspereissa
elative		Kasperista	Kaspereista
illative		Kasperiin	Kaspereihin
adessive		Kasperilla	Kaspereilla
ablative		Kasperilta	Kaspereilta
allative		Kasperille	Kaspereille
essive		Kasperina	Kaspereina
translative		Kasperiksi	Kaspereiksi
abessive		Kasperitta	Kaspereitta
instructive		—	Kasperein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Kasper (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kasperini Kasperini accusative nom. Kasperini Kasperini gen. Kasperini genitive Kasperini Kasperieni Kaspereideni Kaspereitteni partitive Kasperiani Kaspereitani Kasperejani inessive Kasperissani Kaspereissani elative Kasperistani Kaspereistani illative Kasperiini Kaspereihini adessive Kasperillani Kaspereillani ablative Kasperiltani Kaspereiltani allative Kasperilleni Kaspereilleni essive Kasperinani Kaspereinani translative Kasperikseni Kaspereikseni abessive Kasperittani Kaspereittani instructive — — comitative — Kaspereineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kasperisi Kasperisi accusative nom. Kasperisi Kasperisi gen. Kasperisi genitive Kasperisi Kasperiesi Kaspereidesi Kaspereittesi partitive Kasperiasi Kaspereitasi Kasperejasi inessive Kasperissasi Kaspereissasi elative Kasperistasi Kaspereistasi illative Kasperiisi Kaspereihisi adessive Kasperillasi Kaspereillasi ablative Kasperiltasi Kaspereiltasi allative Kasperillesi Kaspereillesi essive Kasperinasi Kaspereinasi translative Kasperiksesi Kaspereiksesi abessive Kasperittasi Kaspereittasi instructive — — comitative — Kaspereinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kasperimme Kasperimme accusative nom. Kasperimme Kasperimme gen. Kasperimme genitive Kasperimme Kasperiemme Kaspereidemme Kaspereittemme partitive Kasperiamme Kaspereitamme Kasperejamme inessive Kasperissamme Kaspereissamme elative Kasperistamme Kaspereistamme illative Kasperiimme Kaspereihimme adessive Kasperillamme Kaspereillamme ablative Kasperiltamme Kaspereiltamme allative Kasperillemme Kaspereillemme essive Kasperinamme Kaspereinamme translative Kasperiksemme Kaspereiksemme abessive Kasperittamme Kaspereittamme instructive — — comitative — Kaspereinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kasperinne Kasperinne accusative nom. Kasperinne Kasperinne gen. Kasperinne genitive Kasperinne Kasperienne Kaspereidenne Kaspereittenne partitive Kasperianne Kaspereitanne Kasperejanne inessive Kasperissanne Kaspereissanne elative Kasperistanne Kaspereistanne illative Kasperiinne Kaspereihinne adessive Kasperillanne Kaspereillanne ablative Kasperiltanne Kaspereiltanne allative Kasperillenne Kaspereillenne essive Kasperinanne Kaspereinanne translative Kasperiksenne Kaspereiksenne abessive Kasperittanne Kaspereittanne instructive — — comitative — Kaspereinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Kasperinsa Kasperinsa accusative nom. Kasperinsa Kasperinsa gen. Kasperinsa genitive Kasperinsa Kasperiensa Kaspereidensa Kaspereittensa partitive Kasperiaan Kasperiansa Kaspereitaan Kasperejaan Kaspereitansa Kasperejansa inessive Kasperissaan Kasperissansa Kaspereissaan Kaspereissansa elative Kasperistaan Kasperistansa Kaspereistaan Kaspereistansa illative Kasperiinsa Kaspereihinsa adessive Kasperillaan Kasperillansa Kaspereillaan Kaspereillansa ablative Kasperiltaan Kasperiltansa Kaspereiltaan Kaspereiltansa allative Kasperilleen Kasperillensa Kaspereilleen Kaspereillensa essive Kasperinaan Kasperinansa Kaspereinaan Kaspereinansa translative Kasperikseen Kasperiksensa Kaspereikseen Kaspereiksensa abessive Kasperittaan Kasperittansa Kaspereittaan Kaspereittansa instructive — — comitative — Kaspereineen Kaspereinensa

Statistics

• Kasper is the 146^th 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

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Noun

Kasper m (strong, genitive Kaspers, plural Kasper, diminutive Kasperle n)

1. clown (normally a puppet)

Declension

Declension of Kasper [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kasper	die	Kasper
genitive	eines	des	Kaspers	der	Kasper
dative	einem	dem	Kasper	den	Kaspern
accusative	einen	den	Kasper	die	Kasper

Derived terms

• Kaspertheater
• Klassenkasper

Norwegian

Alternative forms

• Casper

Proper noun

Kasper

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Caspar

Swedish

Alternative forms

• Casper

Proper noun

Kasper c (genitive Kaspers)

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Caspar

Anagrams

• kepsar, skarpe