Details for the forename Jasper

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Jasper (male)


Variants:	Caspar (M) Casper (M) Gáspár (M) Gaspard (M) Gaspare (M) Jesper (M) Kaspar (M) Kasper (M)
Diminutive(s):	Jas (M)
Can be spelt:	Jaspar (M)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:	English. Derived from a Persian name Gaspar, which was one of the names ascribed in medieval times to one of the Magi [See NT Matthew 2:1]. Not connected with the gemstone of the same name.