Kaspar

Kašpar Estonian Proper noun et proper noun et male Caspar Faroese Proper noun fo proper noun m fo male Usage notes m Kasparsson Kasparsdóttir Declension Kaspar Kaspar Kaspari Kaspars German Etymology Via de hbo גִּזְבָּר gizbar, from de syc ܓܙܒܪܐ gēzaḇrā, from de peo *ganzabarah, from de xme-old *ganǰabarah. Compare bar Kasperl. Pronunciation de De-Kaspar.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Proper noun de proper noun Caspar of the Magi de male Norwegian Bokmål Kasper no Alternative forms nb Kasper, nb Caspar, nb Casper Etymology A variant of nb Kasper, reflecting the older continental European form la-med Caspar or de Kaspar. Traditionally the name of one of the Magi in Western Christianity, it is usually explained as ultimately deriving from an Old Persian title meaning “treasurer”, though the precise historical transmission is uncertain. 15th century in Norway. Compare da Kaspar, sv Kaspar, de Kaspar, fi Kaspar, is Kaspar and fo Kaspar male given name. Pronunciation nb /ˈkas.par/ /ˈkas.pər/ nb aspar aspər 2 nb Kas par Proper noun nb proper noun nb Christianity the traditional name of one of the Magi nb male Medieval Latin < Biblical Hebrew < Classical Syriac < Old Persian < Old Median Caspar Usage notes As a variant of nb Kasper, nb Kaspar shares its Norwegian name day on 9 May with nb Jesper. nb Kaspar has a long Norwegian history. It was found particularly in Akershus, Hordaland, and Bergen during the nineteenth century and was also comparatively frequent during 1900–1925. The name is now uncommon among newborns, but its historical Norwegian use means it is not merely a modern foreign-resident name. Statistics According to Statistics Norway, 184 men in Norway had nb Kaspar as their sole or first given name as of 31 December 2025.Table 10501: Persons, by year and first name, Statistics Norway. References “Kaspar” in Store norske leksikon. “Kaspar”, Nordic Names. Swedish Proper noun c Caspar of the Magi. sv male; rare in this form Related terms more common given name forms: sv Casper, sv Kasper, sv Jesper Anagrams sv aakprs skapar skarpa skrapa sparka