Vesper

Meaning of Vesper

Vesper drifts in on the lavender hush between day and night, its name lifted straight from the Latin word for “evening star,” the first brave glimmer that pricks the indigo sky; she is, therefore, a little celestial torchbearer, calling everyone to look up, breathe, and remember that calm can be luminous. Across centuries of cathedral bells summoning nightly vespers and Mediterranean storytellers hailing stella vespertina, this silvery syllable has gathered a constellation of images—monks in candlelight, sailors plotting by Venus, and, in a wink of modern mischief, the Bond girl who ordered her martini “shaken, not stirred.” Though still a rarity—hovering in the high-800s on recent U.S. charts—Vesper feels both ancient and fresh, like a forgotten lullaby suddenly hummed in a bustling café. Parents who choose it often say they love how the sound flickers from bright “VES” to soft “per,” ending as gently as dusk itself; besides, there’s quiet fun in knowing that every bedtime, when you whisper, “Goodnight, Vesper,” you’re really bidding goodnight to the whole sky.

Pronunciation

English

• Pronunced as VES-per (/ˈvɛspər/)

• Vesta