Jasper

\dʒas.pøɹ\♂French boy's name

At a glance

GenderMasculine
Pronunciation\dʒas.pøɹ\

Origin and meaning

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.

Where it is mostly given

  • United States
  • Belgium
  • Netherlands
  • East Frisia
  • Switzerland

Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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