Name: Jasper
Gender: Male
Usage: Jasper, of hebrew origin, is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Jasper are in general originating from Belgium, France, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Jasper across the world, see Jaspar.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Jasper is: Treasurer, Semi-precious stone.
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Numerology of the first name Jasper: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 6. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: responsible, protective, stable, balanced, loving, compassionate.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Romantic, Nurturing
Ruling planet: Venus
Colors: Blue
Gemstones: Emerald
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The name Jasper is ranked on the 1,621st position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.
We estimate that there are at least 276700 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.004% of the population. The name Jasper has six characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
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History and Origin
Jasper is a given name. It is a variation of the Persian Kaspar. According to church tradition Casper (from the Persian "Gaspar" meaning 'treasurer or treasure bringer') is the name of one of the "Three Kings", who presented Christ gifts. Casper gave frankincense. The name Gaspar or Caspar, along with the names of the other two legendary magi, appeared for the first time in two medieval Latin texts and dates from the 9th century AD. The spelling of the name Jaspar is a French and English transcription of the Latin word Caspar. Its Biblical reference led to its adoption as an English name in the 17th century. There are numerous modern variations such as Γάσπαρ or Κάσπαρ (Greek), Gaspare (Italian), Kaspar (German), Jasper or Casper (English), Jesper (Scandinavian languages), Kacper (Polish), Gáspár (Hungarian) etc.
English: the usual English form of the name assigned in Christian folklore to one of the three Magi or ‘wise men’, who brought gifts to the infant Christ at his birth (Matthew 2: 1). The name does not appear in the Bible, and is first found in medieval tradition. It seems to be ultimately of Persian origin, from a word meaning ‘treasurer’. There is probably no connection with the English vocabulary word jasper denoting a gemstone, which is of Semitic origin. The names assigned by the same folklore tradition to the other Magi, BALTHAZAR and Melchior (see Melchiorre), have also been used as given names in Europe, but only very rarely in the English-speaking world.
Cognates: Danish: Jesper. Dutch: Caspar. German: Kaspar. Polish: Kasper. Hungarian: Gáspár. French: Gaspard. Italian: Gaspare.
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