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Jasper

Usually a boy's name

Meaning
Name given to one of the Magi; seems to come from a Persian word for 'treasurer' Likely

Often linked to the stone jasper; the dictionaries treat it as a separate word.

Origin
Persian, by Christian tradition
Popularity

US 2025: #129 (boys) · England and Wales 2025: #63

Popularity: US Social Security Administration 2025; Office for National Statistics 2025, England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

This name's meaning doesn't link to one of the five elements, so it isn't matched to a chart here.

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