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Jasper

Pronunciation: /ˈdʒaspə/

The English word “Jasper” has 5 meanings listed here.

proper noun

  1. One of the Magi, also known as Caspar.
  2. An unincorporated community in Pike County, Ohio.
  3. An unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon.
  4. An unincorporated community in Lee County, Virginia.
  5. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Jasper Township.

Etymology

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.

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