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Origin and Meaning of Jasper

Gender

Masculine

Origin of Jasper

Persian

Meaning of Jasper

The name Jasper means "treasurer" in Persian.

Famous bearers

A bearer is Jasper Tudor, 1st Duke of Bedford (c. 1431 - 1495), the uncle of King Henry VII of England and the architect of his successful conquest of England and Wales in 1485. A modern bearer is Jasper Johns, Jr. (born 1930), an American painter and printmaker.

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