Caspar

Where Caspar comes from

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.
— Wiktionary's entry for Caspar
  • Old Persian
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1915
    First appearance
    #3,392 among boys, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1917
    Peak, #3,217
    7 babies named Caspar — more than any year before or since.
  3. 1918
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Old Persian, more popular in the form Jasper.
Namesakes

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