Jasper
From a Hebrew word for treasurer, passed into English through Old Persian and Latin; also read simply as the English word for the gemstone.
Meaning and origin
Jasper reached English through Latin Gaspar, a name Christian tradition gave to one of the three wise men who brought gifts to the infant Jesus, though the Gospels themselves never name any of the Magi.
How to pronounce Jasper
| English (US) | JAS-pər /ˈdʒæspər/ |
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