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Caspar
KAS-puh
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1
Traditionally, one of the three Magi (wise men) who visited the infant Jesus.
"The nativity play cast a young boy as Caspar."
2
A male given name of Old Persian origin, more common today as "Jasper".
"Caspar David Friedrich was a German Romantic painter."
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Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA traditional name for one of the biblical Magi, and a given name related to "Jasper".
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Etymology
Traditionally traced through Biblical Hebrew back to an Old Median word for "treasurer".