# Jasper
## English
### Alternative forms

* Caspar, Gaspar, Casper, Kaspar, Kasper, Kosper, Cosper, Gosper

### Etymology

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.

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ˈdʒaspə/
* (General American) IPA: /ˈd͡ʒæspɚ/

### Proper noun

Jasper
* A male given name from Old Persian.
** 1920, St. John Greer Ervine, Changing Winds, Macmillan, 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.
* A surname.
* One of the Magi, also known as Caspar.
* A placename:
** A place in Canada
*** A town in Alberta, Canada.
*** Ellipsis of Jasper National Park.: A national park in Alberta, Canada
** A number of places in the United States
*** A city, the county seat of Walker County, Alabama.
*** A small city, the county seat of Newton County, Arkansas.
*** A city, the county seat of Hamilton County, Florida.
*** A city, the county seat of Pickens County, Georgia.
*** A city, the county seat of Dubois County, Indiana.
*** A city in Pipestone County and Rock County, Minnesota.
*** A city in Jasper County, Missouri.
*** A town in Steuben County, New York.
*** An unincorporated community in Pike County, Ohio.
*** An unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon.
*** A town, the county seat of Marion County, Tennessee.
*** A city, the county seat of Jasper County, Texas.
*** An unincorporated community in Lee County, Virginia.
** Ellipsis of Jasper County.
    Synonym: County of Jasper
** Ellipsis of Jasper Township.
    Synonym: Township of Jasper
*** A number of townships in the United States, listed under Jasper Township.

#### Derived terms

* Jasper County
* Jasper Township

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* japers

## Cebuano
### Etymology

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

### Noun

Jasper
* a male given name from English [in turn from Old Persian]

## Dutch
### Etymology

From Spanish Gaspar, from Biblical Hebrew גִּזְבָּר (gizbar), ultimately from Old Median *ganǰabarah. First recorded in 1627, with other spellings Gaspar (1626), Jespaer and Jesper (1628).

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Jas‧per

### Proper noun

Jasper m
* a male given name, equivalent to English Caspar

#### Derived terms

* Jaspers

#### Related terms

* Casper
* Jesper

## Estonian
### Etymology

Recently borrowed from English Jasper.

### Proper noun

Jasper (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])
* a male given name of modern usage

## Finnish
### Etymology

Recently borrowed from English Jasper.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈjɑsper/, [ˈjɑ̝s̠pe̞r]
* Rhymes: -ɑsper
* Syllabification: Jas‧per

### Proper noun

Jasper
* a male given name of modern usage

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Jasper (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) :

#### Statistics

* Jasper is the 217th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 2,574 male individuals (and as a middle name to 837 more), and also belongs to 11 female individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.