Meaning, origin and history of the name Casper

Gender Masculine

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).

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)

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