Caspar

Persian, variation of Gaspar

"keeper of the treasure"

Caspar Origin and Meaning

The name Caspar is a boy's name of Persian origin meaning "keeper of the treasure".

After half a century, this otherwise feasible name has at last started to lose its link to the friendly ghost; it certainly didn't scare model Claudia Schiffer, who chose it for her son, as did Atomic Kitten Jenny Frost. Iconoclastic namer Jason Lee switched genders and called his daughter Casper. Also related to the revived Jasper, Caspar seems headed towards the path to a similar resurgence.

Caspar is the name of one of the Three Magi who brought gifts to the infant Jesus—-Caspar of Tarsus was the one who brought the gift of gold.

In the Casper spelling, the name was quite popular in the U.S. near the end of the nineteenth century, peaking in 1889 at Number 332, but it dropped off the list completely in 1933. It still retains its popularity in Scandinavia and Belgium.

Actor Casper van Dien was the tenth generation in his family to bear the name of his Dutch ancestors, continuing the tradition with his son Casper Robert Mitchum.

Caspar Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 832 on Nameberry

Caspar Popularity

• 832 Nameberry 2024
• 509 England 2021
• 336 Germany 2016

20 Names Similar to Caspar

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• Casper
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• Cosmo
• Cassius
• Balthazar
• Caspian
• Ambrose
• Jasper
• Oberon
• Calix
• Lorcan
• Ludovic
• Lysander
• Griffith
• Calloway
• Fabian
• Breccan
• Magnus
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Famous People Named Caspar

• Caspar one of the Biblical magi
• Caspar David Friedrich German Romantic artist
• Caspar Voght German social reformer
• Caspar Buberl American sculptor
• Caspar Netscher Dutch painter
• Caspar del Bufalo Italian priest and saint
• Caspar Badrutt Swiss businessman and pioneer of alpine resorts
• Caspar John British Admiral of the Fleet; son of painter Augustus John
• Caspar de Robles ruler of two provinces of the Netherlands
• Caspar Einem Austrian politician
• Caspar Weinberger American politician and U.S. Secretary of Defense
• Caspar Weinberger Jr. American writer
• Caspar Richard George Lee South African vlogger

Caspar in Pop Culture

• Caspar character in movie "Roadside Prophets"
• Caspar one of the three Magi computer is Japanese anime "Neon Genesis Evangelion"