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Jasper
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jasper
English
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Alternative forms
en Caspar Gaspar Casper Kaspar Kasper Kosper Cosper Gosper
Etymology
A name given to one of the Magi in a medieval European cult, from hbo גִּזְבָּר gizbar, ultimately from en xme-old *ganǰabarah; see it for more.
Pronunciation
en /ˈdʒaspə/ UK
en /ˈd͡ʒæspɚ/ GenAm
Proper noun
en male Old Persian.
en 1920 w:St. John Greer Ervine Changing Winds 225 Macmillan 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.
en.
One of the Magi, also known as Caspar.
A en placename:
en place c/Canada:
en town p/Alberta c/Canada.
en @ellipsis of:Jasper National Park national park p/Alberta c/Canada.
en number of places c/USA:
en city/county seat co/Walker County s/Alabama.
en small city/county seat co/Newton County s/Arkansas.
en city/county seat co/Hamilton County s/Florida.
en city/county seat co/Pickens County s/Georgia.
en city/county seat co/Dubois County s/Indiana.
en city co/Pipestone County and co/Rock County s/Minnesota.
en city co/Jasper County s/Missouri.
en town co/Steuben County s/New York.
en unincorporated community co/Pike County s/Ohio.
en unincorporated community co/Lane County s/Oregon.
en town/county seat co/Marion County s/Tennessee.
en city/county seat co/Jasper County s/Texas.
en unincorporated community co/Lee County s/Virginia.
en A number of <<townships>> in the <<c/USA>>, listed under Jasper Township en.
en Jasper County.
en County of Jasper
en Jasper Township.
en Township of Jasper
Derived terms
en Jasper County Jasper Place Jaspers Brush Jasper Township Jasperson Wee Jasper
Translations
male given name; one of the Magi Caspar
Anagrams
en aejprs japers
Cebuano
Etymology
ceb
From ceb en Jasper, a name given to one of the Magi in a medieval European cult, from hbo גִּזְבָּר gizbar, ultimately from ceb xme-old *ganzabara-.
Noun
ceb noun
ceb male English < Old Persian
Dutch
Etymology
From nl es Gaspar, from hbo גִּזְבָּר gizbar, ultimately from nl xme-old *ganǰabarah. First recorded in 1627, with other spellings nl Gaspar (1626), nl Jespaer and nl Jesper (1628).
Pronunciation
nl Nl-Jasper.ogg
nl Jas per
Proper noun
m
nl male Caspar
Derived terms
nl Jaspers
Related terms
nl Casper
nl Jesper
Estonian
Etymology
Recently borrowed from et en Jasper.
Proper noun
et male of modern usage
Finnish
Etymology
Recently borrowed from fi en Jasper.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
fi male of modern usage
Declension
Jasper a 0
Statistics
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