Jasper (given name)
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Jasper is a masculine given name of Persian origin, meaning "treasurer".[1][2] The etymology of the given name Jasper (of Persian origin) is unrelated to that of the gemstone jasper (of Semitic origin).[1]
.jpg) Jasper is said to have been the name of one of the three wise men who visited Jesus Christ after his birth. | |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdʒæspər/ |
|---|---|
| Gender | Mostly male (occasionally unisex) |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Persian[1] |
| Meaning | Treasurer[1] |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Caspar, Kaspar, Kasper, Gasparo, Jesper, Jespa, Kacper (pronounced Katsper) |
Jasper may refer to:
People
Arts
- Jasper van den Bos (1634-1656), Dutch marine painter
- Jasper Broers (1682–1716), Flemish painter
- Jasper Conran (born 1959), British fashion designer
- Jasper Francis Cropsey (1823-1900), American landscape painter
- Jasper Geeraards (c. 1620-between 1649 and 1654), Flemish painter
- Jasper Johns (born 1930), American painter, sculptor and printmaker
- Jasper Morrison (born 1959), British product and furniture designer
- Jasper Proude, a pseudonym of Brian Howard (1905-1958)
Entertainment
- Jasper Carrott (born 1945), British comedian
- Jasper Dolphin (born 1990), American actor and rapper
- Jasper Duncombe, 7th Baron Feversham (born 1968), British adult film director
- Jasper Fforde (born 1961), British novelist
- Jasper Fisher (fl. 1639), English divine and dramatist
- Jasper van 't Hof (born 1947), Dutch jazz pianist and keyboard player
- Jasper Liu (born 1986), Taiwanese actor, model and musician
- Jasper Maskelyne (1902-1973), British stage magician
- Jasper Pääkkönen (born 1980), Finnish actor
- Jasper Redd (born 1979), American comedian
- Jasper Steverlinck (born 1976), Belgian Flemish pop rock singer and guitarist
- Jasper (actor) (born 1972), Tamil actor
Politics
- Jasper Ewing Brady (1797-1871), American politician
- Jasper Culpeper (by 1508-1556/1564), English politician and Member of Parliament
- Jasper Martus, American politician from Michigan
- Jasper McLevy (1878-1962), American mayor
- Jasper More (1907-1987), British politician
- Jasper K. Smith (1905-1992), American politician
- Jasper Tsang (born 1947), Hong Kong politician
- Jasper Wolfe (1872-1952), Irish politician
Religion
- Jasper Heywood (1535-1598), British theologian
- Jasper Mayne (1604-1672), English clergyman
- Jasper Wilson (1819-1896), American Baptist preacher and politician
Sports
- Jasper Günther (born 1999), German basketballer
- Jasper Wiese (born 1995), South African rugby union player
- Jacobus Jasper Cillessen (born 1989), Dutch football goalkeeper
- Jasper Collins (born 1991), Canadian Football League player
- Jasper Harvey (born 1983), American football player
- Jasper Lindsten (born 1994), Finnish ice hockey player
- Jasper Pittard (born 1991), Australian rules footballer
- Jasper Stuyven (born 1992), Belgian racing cyclist
- Jasper Vinall (c. 1590-1624), English cricketer, first cricketer known to have died from an accident during a game
- Jasper Wilson (born 1947), American basketball player
Other
- Jasper Tudor, Duke of Bedford (1431-1495), uncle of King Henry VII
- Jasper Adams (1793-1841), American clergyman, college professor and college president
- Jasper Becker (born 1956), British author, commentator and journalist
- Jasper S. Bilby (1864–1949), American surveyor
- Jasper Blaxland (1880–1963), English consultant surgeon
- Jasper Danckaerts, 17th century journal writer and founder of an unsuccessful colony in what is now Maryland
- Jasper Jack Daniel (1849-1911), American distiller and founder of Jack Daniel's Tennessee whiskey distillery
- Jasper Griffin (1937–2019), British literary academic
- Jasper Grosvenor (1794-1857), American financier
- Jasper Kirkby, British experimental particle physicist
- Jasper A. Maltby (1826-1867), American Civil War general
- Jasper Morris (born 1957), Master of Wine, and Burgundy expert
- Jasper Nicolls (1778-1849), British Army officer and commander-in-chief, India
- Jasper O'Farrell (1817-1875), American surveyor
- Jasper Ridley (1920-2004), British writer and historical biographer
- Jasper Nicholas Ridley (1887-1951), British barrister and banker
- Jasper Rine (born 1953), American biologist
- Jasper Seagar (died 1721), a pirate active in the Indian Ocean
- Jasper White (born 1954), American chef, restaurateur and cookbook author
- Jasper Yeates (1745–1817), lawyer and Pennsylvania Supreme Court judge
Fictional characters
- Jasper, one of Cruella de Vil's henchmen in Disney's 101 Dalmatians
- Jasper, a ghost of a child who haunts Spooky Island from Rooster Teeth's web series Camp Camp
- Jasper, one of the biblical magi who were said to have visited the infant Jesus bearing gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh
- Jasper, a carriage driver from Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
- Jasper (Dr. Stone), a character in the manga series Dr. Stone
- Jasper (Family Guy), a dog and Brian's cousin in the animated TV series Family Guy
- Jasper, a butler from Heaven Can Wait
- Jasper, a controversial black puppet character in George Pal's 1930s–1940s short film series Jasper and the Beanstalk
- Jasper, a female character and villain on the Cartoon Network show Steven Universe
- Jasper, original name of Tom Cat from MGM's Tom and Jerry cartoons
- Jasper Batt, Jr., the main antagonist of the video game No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle
- Jasper the Bear, a Canadian cartoon character
- Jasper Beardley, a recurring character from the animated TV series The Simpsons
- Jasper the Cat, a recurring character from the British TV series Numberjacks
- Jasper Dale, character on Canadian Series Road to Avonlea
- Jasper Dunlop, a main character from the Nickelodeon show Henry Danger
- Jasper Hale, of the Cullen family in Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series
- Jasper Jacks, in the American soap opera General Hospital
- The title character of the 2009 novel Jasper Jones and its 2017 film adaptation
- Jasper Jordan, one of the original 100 juvenile prisoners from the TV series The 100
- Jasper Lamar Crabb, a character spoken of – but not seen – in the 1974 neo-noir film Chinatown, and whose name becomes a pivotal clue in solving a mystery
- Jasper Sitwell, a Marvel Comics spy
- Jasper T. Jowls, a member of Chuck E. Cheese's animatronic band
- Jasper Tempest, the full name of Professor T.
- Jasper de Zoet, a rockstar guitarist and principal character in David Mitchell's novel Utopia Avenue
See also
References
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