Jasper
Gender: M
Origin of Jasper: Persian
Meaning of Jasper: "bringer of treasure"
Jasper's Popularity in 2011: #282
Jasper has a lot going for it -- in the past year, it shot up 112 places in popularity, after long being considered a hip and charming name in England. Distinctly masculine, Jasper represents a variety of quartz--one of the few gem names for boys-- and is the first name of the great modern artist Jasper Johns. Our only caveat: Jasper is a favorite of a lot of hip parents, and will also be picked up through its strong appearance in the Twilight books and movies.
Jasper is the usual English form for one of the three Wise Men who brought gifts to the infant Christ according to medieval tradition, and appears in the Bible as a reference to the stone itself in Revelations 4:3.
Jasper has considerable literary cred as well, appearing in works by Sir Walter Scott, James Fenimore Cooper, Thackeray, and Thomas Hardy--as well as Stephanie Meyer.
Casper/Caspar is the German version.
Caspar, Gasper, Jas, Jaspar, Jaz, Jazper, Jespar, Jesper
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Agnes, Anna, Isabella, Cecilia, Eve, Julia, Harper, Liliana, Maeve, Paloma, Rose, Elias, Levi, Rafferty, Silas
