Jazper
Meaning of Jazper
Jazper, a contemporary twist on the venerable Jasper, drifts like a moonlit koi through a grove of sakura, its consonants the soft click of shoji screens at dawn, and yet in its heart it bears the weight of ancient treasure: born of the Persian yaspis—“spotted stone” or “treasure”—it resonates with the grounding energy of the mottled jasper gemstone. Though its lineage stretches back to the Magi who followed celestial lights, it alights on modern lips with the crisp elegance of lacquered tea halls under a waning moon, evoking the wabi-sabi harmony of impermanence and quiet strength. As a masculine name, it carries a cool confidence—an enigma wrapped in softly veined beauty—while American birth records, marking roughly twenty-five boys named Jazper in 2024 (positioned near eight hundred ninety-nine), signal its subtle ascent among parents seeking depth without ubiquity. In this name’s expansive echo lies both ancestral legend and the gentle poetry of everyday wonder, a testament to how a single word can hold an entire cosmos beneath its surface.
Pronunciation
American English
- Pronunced as JAZ-per (/ˈdʒæzpər/)
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