Where does “Jasper” come from?

Jasper (English) comes from Middle English jasper, from Old French jaspre, from Latin iaspis, from Ancient Greek ἴασπις — jasper; black turnip.

Jasper (English): One of the Magi, also known as Caspar

Definitions

  1. One of the Magi, also known as Caspar

Ancestry of “Jasper”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishjasper—
2Old Frenchjaspre—
3Latiniaspisjasper
4Ancient Greekἴασπιςjasper; black turnip

Words derived from “Jasper”

Every word from Ancient Greek ἴασπις →Every word from Latin iaspis →Every word from Old French jaspre →