Kasper

== Danish == === Alternative forms === Casper === Proper noun === Kasper a male given name, equivalent to English Caspar ==== Related terms ==== (male given names) Jesper (surnames) Caspersen, Kaspersen === References === [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 19 060 males with the given name Kasper (compared to 11 153 named Casper) have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1990s. Accessed on 19 June 2011. == Finnish == === Etymology === A name of biblical origin, perhaps via Old Swedish Kasper; see English Caspar for more. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɑsper/, [ˈkɑ̝s̠pe̞r] Rhymes: -ɑsper Syllabification(key): Kas‧per Hyphenation(key): Kas‧per === Proper noun === Kasper a male given name, equivalent to English Caspar a Finnish surname ==== Declension ==== ==== Statistics ==== Kasper is the 140th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 4,562 male individuals (and as a middle name to 2,579 more), and also belongs to 8 female individuals (and as a middle name to 6 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. The surname Kasper belongs to 140 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. === References === == German == === Alternative forms === Kasperl, Kasperle, Kasperli === Etymology === Byform of the name German Kaspar, via Biblical Hebrew גִּזְבָּר (gizbar) from Classical Syriac ܓܙܒܪܐ (gēzaḇrā), from Old Persian *ganzabarah, from Old Median *ganǰabarah. Compare Bavarian Kasperl. === Pronunciation === === Noun === Kasper m (strong, genitive Kaspers, plural Kasper) clown (normally a puppet) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Kaspertheater Klassenkasper == Norwegian == === Alternative forms === Casper === Proper noun === Kasper a male given name, equivalent to English Caspar == Swedish == === Alternative forms === Casper === Proper noun === Kasper c (genitive Kaspers) a male given name, equivalent to English Caspar === Anagrams === kepsar, skarpe