Caspar

Cas·par
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UK/ˈkæspə/UK[ˈkʰæspə]US/ˈkæspɚ/US[ˈkʰæspɚ] ~ [ˈkʰæspɹ̩]

proper noun

one of the Magi.

OriginOld Median *ganǰabarah →
Less commonScrabble 10
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Jasper · alternative Gaspar · alternative Casper · alternative Kaspar · alternative Kasper · alternative Kosper · alternative Cosper · alternative Gosper

  1. biblicalone of the Magi.
  2. A male given name from Old Persian, more popular in the form Jasper.
  3. A census-designated place in Mendocino County, California, United States.

Origin

  1. Old Median*ganǰabarah
  2. EnglishCaspar

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.

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Translations

Bulgarian Каспар, Каспар
  • Каспар (Kaspar)one of the Magi
  • Каспар (Kaspar)male given name
Catalan Gaspar
  • Gasparone of the Magi
Czech Kašpar
  • Kašparmale given name
Danish Kasper, Jesper
  • Kaspermale given name
  • Jespermale given name
Esperanto Gasparo
  • Gasparoone of the Magi
Estonian Kaspar
  • Kasparmale given name
Finnish Kasperi, Jasper
  • Kasperimale given name
  • Jaspermale given name
French Gaspard, Gaspard
  • Gaspardone of the Magi
  • Gaspardmale given name
German Caspar, Caspar
  • Casparone of the Magi
  • Casparmale given name
  • Kasparmale given name
Hebrew גִּזְבָּר
  • גִּזְבָּר (Gizbár)one of the Magi
Hungarian Gáspár, Gáspár
  • Gáspárone of the Magi
  • Gáspármale given name
Italian Gaspare, Gaspare
  • Gaspareone of the Magi
  • Gasparemale given name
Latvian Kaspars
  • Kasparsmale given name
Norwegian Kaspar, Kasper
  • Kasparone of the Magi
  • Kaspermale given name
Persian گنجور
  • گنجورone of the Magi
Polish Kacper, Kacper
  • Kacperone of the Magi
  • Kacpermale given name
Portuguese Gaspar, Gaspar
  • Gasparone of the Magi
  • Gasparmale given name
Russian Каспа́р
  • Каспа́р (Kaspár)one of the Magi
Slovak Gašpar
  • Gašparmale given name
Spanish Gaspar, Gaspar
  • Gasparone of the Magi
  • Gasparmale given name
Swedish Kaspar, Kasper
  • Kasparone of the Magi
  • Kaspermale given name
  • Jespermale given name

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Caspar

jasper
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Sounds the same

Casper

Anagrams

Scarpa
Cite this entry
APA

Caspar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Caspar

MLA

“Caspar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Caspar. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Caspar,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Caspar.

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