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Jasper.

A male given name from Old Persian.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈdʒaspə/UK/ˈd͡ʒæspɚ/General-American
  1. A male given name from Old Persian.

  2. A surname.

  3. One of the Magi, also known as Caspar.

  4. A placename: A place in Canada: A town in Alberta, Canada.

  5. A placename: A place in Canada: Ellipsis of Jasper National Park: a national park in Alberta, Canada.

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  6. A placename: A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Walker County, Alabama.

  7. A placename: A number of places in the United States: A small city, the county seat of Newton County, Arkansas.

  8. A placename: A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Hamilton County, Florida.

  9. A placename: A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Pickens County, Georgia.

  10. A placename: A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Dubois County, Indiana.

  11. A placename: A number of places in the United States: A city in Pipestone County and Rock County, Minnesota.

  12. A placename: A number of places in the United States: A city in Jasper County, Missouri.

  13. A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town in Steuben County, New York.

  14. A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Pike County, Ohio.

  15. A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon.

  16. A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town, the county seat of Marion County, Tennessee.

  17. A placename: A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Jasper County, Texas.

  18. A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Lee County, Virginia.

  19. A placename: A number of places in the United States: A number of townships in the United States, listed under Jasper Township.

  20. A placename: Ellipsis of Jasper County.

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  21. A placename: Ellipsis of Jasper Township.

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Where this word comes from

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.

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