Jasper

Etymology

A name given to one of the Magi in a medieval European cult, from Biblical Hebrew גִּזְבָּר‎ (gizbar), ultimately from Median *ganzabara-; see it for more.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈdʒæspɚ/

Proper noun

Jasper

1. A male given name.
   • 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. A town in Alberta, Canada.
5. A city in Alabama, and the county seat of Walker County.
6. A small city in Arkansas, and the county seat of Newton County.
7. A city in Florida, and the county seat of Hamilton County.
8. A city in Georgia, and county seat of Pickens County.
9. A city and county seat in Indiana.
10. A city in Minnesota.
11. A city in Missouri.
12. A town in New York.
13. A town in Tennessee, and the county seat of Marion County.
14. A city in Texas, and the county seat of Jasper County.

Anagrams

• japers

Etymology

From English Jasper, a name given to one of the Magi in a medieval European cult, from Biblical Hebrew גִּזְבָּר‎ (gizbar), ultimately from Median *ganzabara-.

Noun

Jasper

1. a male given name

Etymology

Recently borrowed from English Jasper.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɑsper/
• Hyphenation: Jas‧per

Proper noun

Jasper

1. A male given name of modern usage.