Caspar
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A name given to one of the Magi in Western church tradition, from Biblical Hebrew גִּזְבָּר (gizbar), ultimately from Old Median *ganǰabarah; see it for more. Compare Hatran Aramaic 𐣢𐣦𐣡𐣣𐣩 (gzbry /Gazzabray/, “a given name”), also from Iranian.
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Caspar
- (biblical) one of the Magi.
- A male given name from Old Persian, more popular in the form Jasper.
- A census-designated place in Mendocino County, California, United States.
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one of the Magi
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male given name
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Caspar
- (biblical) Caspar of the Magi
- a male given name