Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Casper

CASPER

GENDER: Masculine

PRONOUNCED: KAHS-pər (Dutch) [key]

Meaning & History

Dutch and Scandinavian form of JASPER. This is the name of a friendly ghost in a series of comic books.

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VARIANTS: Kasper (Dutch), Kasper (Swedish), Kasper (Norwegian), Jesper, Kasper (Danish)

DIMINUTIVE: Cas (Dutch)

OTHER LANGUAGES: Jasper (English), Gaspard (French), Kaspar (German), Gáspár, Gazsi (Hungarian), Gaspare, Gasparo (Italian), Gaspar, Caspar, Jasper (Judeo-Christian Legend), Kaspars (Latvian), Kacper, Kasper (Polish), Gaspar (Portuguese), Gašper (Slovene), Gaspar (Spanish)

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