Jasper
E268987
Jasper is a masculine given name of Persian origin meaning "treasurer," historically associated with one of the Three Wise Men and used in various English-speaking countries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jasper canonical | 10 |
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
given name
ⓘ
masculine given name ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Melchior
ⓘ
surface form:
Biblical Magi
Wise Men ⓘ
surface form:
Three Wise Men
|
| category |
English masculine given names
ⓘ
Persian masculine given names ⓘ given names derived from Persian ⓘ |
| culturalUsage | Christian tradition ⓘ |
| etymologyDerivedFrom | Persian word for treasurer ⓘ |
| gender | masculine ⓘ |
| hasMeaning | treasurer ⓘ |
| hasOrigin | Persian language ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Caspar
ⓘ
Gaspar ⓘ Gaspard ⓘ Caspar ⓘ
surface form:
Kaspar
Jesper ⓘ
surface form:
Kasper
|
| historicallyLinkedRole | treasurer of the Magi ⓘ |
| nameDayTradition | Christian name days for Epiphany-related names ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Australia
ⓘ
Canada ⓘ English-speaking countries ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.