Casper

Dutch form of Jasper, Persian
"bringer of treasure"

Casper Origin and Meaning

The name Casper is a boy's name of Scandinavian, Persian origin meaning "bringer of treasure".

This ancient name, also spelled Caspar, is finally shedding its ghostly image and moving into the 21st century. Popular in the Netherlands and Scandinavia, where it's sometimes shortened to Cas, Casper could ride the style coattails of cousin Jasper. Casper was one of the Three Magi who brought gifts to the infant Jesus along with Melchior and Balthasar.

Some notable Caspers are one-time Secretary of Defense Casper Weinberger (called Cap) and actor Casper Van Dien, whose son is Casper Robert Van Dien III. Claudia Schiffer and Jenny Frost both used the names for their boys, while Jason Lee did a gender switch when he called his daughter Casper (sister of Pilot Inspektor).

Casper Goodwood was the persistent suitor of the main character, Isabel Archer, in Henry James's novel A Portrait of a Lady.

# 979 in the US

Casper Rank in US Top 1000

# 108 on Nameberry

Casper Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Casper Popularity

Famous People Named Casper

  • Casper
    ruler of the Mayan city of Palenque
  • Casper Van Dien
    American actor
  • Casper ten Boom (1859
    1944), father of Corrie ten Boom, Dutch watchmaker who aided Jews during the Holocaust
  • Casper Wells
    Major League Baseball player
  • Casper
    German musician
  • DJ Casper
    American musician
  • Caspar Richard George Lee
    Actor and YouTuber
  • Casper Hayes Redman (b. 2015)
    son of actress Marguerite Moreau and Christopher Redman
  • Casper Ware
    basketballer

Casper in Pop Culture

  • Casper the Friendly Ghost
    cartoon character
  • Kasper/Casper
    German children's version of Punch (from Judy and Punch).
  • Casper
    a skateboarding trick
  • "Casper
    " the working title of the song "The Day That Never Comes" by Metallica
  • Casper
    Wyoming, USA
  • Casper
    the antagonist in Harmony Korrine's film "Kids"