Etymology

Caspar

Cas·par
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Today it means: one of the Magi. Full definition →

Old Median *ganǰabarah
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  1. Old Median · derived from*ganǰabarah
  2. English todayCaspar

A name given to one of the Magi in Western church tradition, from Biblical Hebrew גִּזְבָּר (gizbar), ultimately from Old Median *ganǰabarah; see it for more. Compare Hatran Aramaic 𐣢𐣦𐣡𐣣𐣩 (gzbry /⁠Gazzabray⁠/, “a given name”), also from Iranian.

Words from the same roots

Old Median*ganǰabarah all →

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