Caspar
English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]A name given to one of the Magi in Western church tradition, from Biblical Hebrew גִּזְבָּר (gizbar), ultimately from Old Median *ganǰabarah; see it for more. Compare Hatran Aramaic 𐣢𐣦𐣡𐣣𐣩 (gzbry /Gazzabray/, “a given name”), also from Iranian.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (non-rhotic)
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkæspəː/, [ˈkʰæspəː]
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkæspəː/, [ˈkʰæspəː]
- (rhotic)
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkæspɚ/, [ˈkʰæspɚ] ~ [ˈkʰæspɹ̩]
- Rhymes: -æspə(ɹ)
- Hyphenation: Cas‧par
- Homophone: Casper
Proper noun
[edit]Caspar
- (biblical) one of the Magi.
- A male given name from Old Persian, more popular in the form Jasper.
- A census-designated place in Mendocino County, California, United States.
Translations
[edit]one of the Magi
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male given name
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Anagrams
[edit]German
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Caspar
- (biblical) Caspar of the Magi
- a male given name
See also
[edit]Categories:
- English terms derived from Old Median
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/æspə(ɹ)
- English terms with homophones
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Biblical characters
- English given names
- English male given names
- English male given names from Old Persian
- en:Census-designated places in California, USA
- en:Places in California, USA
- en:Places in the United States
- German terms with audio pronunciation
- German lemmas
- German proper nouns
- de:Biblical characters
- German given names
- German male given names