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Jasper

masculine

91First-name usabilityHighly workable
Evidence coverageDisputed

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Two distinct etymological lanes converge in the modern name: (1) the gemstone word "jasper," from Greek iaspis (ultimately from a Persian/Afroasiatic root meaning "spotted or speckled stone"); and (2) the traditional Western Christian name Caspar/Gaspar for one of the Biblical Magi, itself derived from an Old Persian/Aramaic word for "treasurer."

Why it works

  • English speakers will almost certainly pronounce it correctly on the first try
  • spelling is short and predictable — rarely needs repeating

Popularity

Familiar — #129 in the latest U.S. ranking.

Meaning and origin

Jasper's meaning is disputed among sources — the documented reading on file is that Jasper means As a gemstone word, "jasper" means "spotted or speckled stone." As the traditional name of one of the Magi (Caspar/Gaspar), it is popularly glossed as "treasurer" or "keeper of the treasure," reflecting the Old Persian ganzabara ("treasure-bearer").

Documented origin: Two distinct etymological lanes converge in the modern name: (1) the gemstone word "jasper," from Greek iaspis (ultimately from a Persian/Afroasiatic root meaning "spotted or speckled stone"); and (2) the traditional Western Christian name Caspar/Gaspar for one of the Biblical Magi, itself derived from an Old Persian/Aramaic word for "treasurer."

Sources disagreeMore than one meaning or origin is documented, or the source itself flags this as uncertain.

How it travels

English and Turkish are shown by default; German is included when it adds a meaningfully different reading.

EnglishJAS-perresearched pronunciation
TurkishNo strong structural signal of Turkish/English divergence for this spelling.deterministic phonetic analysis
GermanNo strong structural signal of German/English divergence for this spelling.deterministic phonetic analysis

Spelling stability: high — based on letter-pattern analysis, not a documented linguistic fact.

Also documented

en (IPA, general): /ˈdʒæspər/

Popularity without panic

Familiar — #129 in the latest U.S. ranking.

Familiar enough to feel established, distinctive enough to stand out.

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Real-world considerations

  • Familiar — #129 in the latest U.S. ranking.
  • Spelling note: Casper.
  • Scholars treat the gemstone etymology (Greek iaspis, "spotted stone") and the Magi-name etymology (Persian ganzabara, "treasurer") as two separate word histories that happen to converge on the same modern English spelling; some sources note the Semitic root behind the gemstone word is likely unrelated to the Persian root behind the Magi name, so "Jasper" as used today draws its popular meaning from whichever lane -- gem or Magus -- a given source emphasizes, rather than from one settled derivation.
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Caspar

Documented as a related name or variant form.

Casper

Documented as a related name or variant form.

Gaspar

Documented as a related name or variant form.