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caspar

/ˈkæspɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.86 in modern English

Syllables
Cas-par
IPA
/ˈkæspɚ/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

one of the Magi.

name

A male given name from Old Persian, more popular in the form Jasper.

name

A census-designated place in Mendocino County, California, United States.

Etymology

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.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *ganǰabarah

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkæspɚ/
  • British English: /ˈkæspə/

Inflected Forms

Jasper (alternative) Gaspar (alternative) Casper (alternative) Kaspar (alternative) Kasper (alternative) Kosper (alternative) Cosper (alternative) Gosper (alternative)

Homonyms

Casper

Rhymes With

jasper casper gaspar gasper asper glasper

Questions

How do you pronounce caspar?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkæspɚ/.
What does caspar mean?
one of the Magi.
Where does caspar come 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.

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