THE MEANING & THE CONTEXT
The story behind Jasper
Jasper is recorded as a male given name in Cebuano. The source gives a linguistic connection through English, specifically the form Jasper.
Pronunciation & syllables
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Origin and name formation
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CebuanoEtymology & source
From English Jasper, a name given to one of the Magi in a medieval European cult, from Biblical Hebrew גִּזְבָּר (gizbar), ultimately from Old Median *ganzabara-.
a male given name from English
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EnglishEtymology & source
A name given to one of the Magi in a medieval European cult, from Biblical Hebrew גִּזְבָּר (gizbar), ultimately from Old Median *ganǰabarah; see it for more.
A male given name from Old Persian.
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People with the name Jasper
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Jasper Garvida
Filipino fashion designer
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Jasper Shia Que
Filipino politician
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
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distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Jasper Garvida, Jasper Shia Que
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Jasper in the birth records
Exact spelling, stated year, published top-ten tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Available publications: 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. No 2021 count is inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Jasper
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Casper♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Jesper♂Given name documented in Philippine-linked records; lexical meaning not established here
- Javier♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Joeper·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Jaafar·Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Jade♂♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Jafet·Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Jaime♂♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
What rhymes with Jasper?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Explore Jasper further
Follow the sources
- Wikidata given-name item Q1665973 — Jasper (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Jasper Garvida (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q1665973 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wikidata — Jasper Shia Que (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q1665973 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Jasper (Cebuano) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.
- Wiktionary contributors — Jasper (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.