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Gaspare Firriolo
Gaspare (also ''Gaspero'', ''Gasperino'' and ''Gasparro'') is an Italian male given name, the literal translation of the English name Casper and Jasper (French Gaspard, Scandinavian Kasper and Jesper). The name is rare in contemporary times, but was common enough in the past such that it is the root of a number of Italian surnames, such as '' De Gasperi'', '' Gasperini'', '' Gasparini'', and '' Gasparri''. It may refer to: Given name *Gasparo Angiolini * Gaspare Ambrosini *Gasparo Berti *Gaspare Colosimo *Gasparo Contarini * Gaspare Finali (1829–1949), Italian academic and politician * Gasparo Gozzi * Gaspare DiGregorio * Gaspare "Gap" Mangione * Gaspare Messina *Gaspare Pacchierotti *Gasparo da Salò *Gaspare Spontini * Gasparo Tagliacozzi Surname *Oronzo Vito Gasparo Oronzo Vito Gasparo (1903–1969), was an American artist often known for surreal townscape painting, design, and crafts. Background Oronzo Vito Gasparo was born in Rutigliano, Bari, Italy in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casper (given Name)
Casper (with the same sounding Kasper) is a family and personal name derived from Aramaic that means "Treasurer". The origins of the name have been traced as far back as the Old Testament and variations of the name have been adopted by a variety of cultures and languages. Origins The name is derived from Gaspar which in turn is from an ancient Chaldean word, "gizbar", which according to Strong's Concordance means "treasurer". in Strong's Concordance The word "gizbar" appears in the Hebrew version of the Old Testament Book of Ezra (1:8). In fact, the modern Hebrew word for "treasurer" is still "gizbar" ( גזבר). By the 1st century B.C. the Septuagint gave a Greek translation of "gizbar" in Ezra 1:8 as "gasbarinou" (literally, "son of Gasbar"). The transition from "Gizbar" to "Caspar" and "Kaspar" can thus be summarized as: Gizbar→Gasbar→Gaspar→Caspar→Kaspar... with "C" being a misreading of the manuscript "G" and "K" having the same phonetic value as "C". There ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
