Casper

Gender Masculine
Usage Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Pronounced Pron. /ˈkɑs.pər/(Dutch) KAHS-pehr(Swedish) /ˈkas.bɐ/(Danish)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Dutch and Scandinavian form of Jasper. This is the name of a friendly ghost in an American series of cartoons and comic books (beginning 1945).

Related Names

VariantsJasper, Kasper(Dutch) Kasper, Jesper(Swedish) Kasper, Jesper(Norwegian) Jesper, Kasper(Danish)
DiminutiveCas(Dutch)
Other Languages & CulturesKašpar(Czech) Jasper(English) Kaspar(Estonian) Kasper(Finnish) Gaspard(French) Kaspar(German) Gáspár, Gazsi(Hungarian) Gaspare, Gasparo(Italian) Gaspar, Caspar, Jasper(Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend) Kaspars(Latvian) Kasparas(Lithuanian) Kacper(Polish) Gaspar(Portuguese) Gašpar(Slovak) Gašper(Slovene) Gaspar(Spanish)

Popularity

People think this name is

classic   youthful   upper class   wholesome   refined   strange   simple  

Categories

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Entry updated December 7, 2022