Jasper’s Meaning Is A Massive Coincidence

[@NameExplain]

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[@ScreamingAllTheTime]

I know not one, but two female Jaspers, actually. They’re friends and we’re in a discord server together. We’ve numbered them for convenience.

[@fermintenava5911]

Jasper is actually my zodiac's gemstone. Jasper / Casper isn't a popular name in Germany, maybe because a "Kasper" in German is either a clown in your regular puppet play, or a boy from mean-spirited nursery rhymes. Personally, I mostly associate Jasper with the one from 101 Dalmatians.

[@HalfEye79]

Dat Kasperle. :-)

[@jaspermennink7409]

My friend and I are both Jasper’s and we have this running gag that ever time we make the same mistake we say it’s a jasper thing

[@isaacestevecardona1050]

I never knew that Jasper was the English version of Gaspar.

[@Juniperus_Godegara]

My jaw just dropped. 😳😳 I'm only at the patreon listing blahblahblah 🙄😴🥱

[@nikkia9506]

Tom from Tom and Jerry was originally called Jasper. There was one cartoon made where Tom was called Jasper repeatedly, and they just carried on broadcasting it 😆

[@jaspirita]

My username is derived from Jasper! I had a huge crush on Jasper from Road to Avonlea when I was a kid, and my husband hated the name for if we had a son, so I just used it for my online persona lol.

[@txvoltaire]

There is a town in East Texas named Jasper. The locals have a particular way of speaking that causes their hometown to be pronounced with 4 syllables! Ja-a-asper!

[@txvoltaire]

@EyeZackZin Hilarious, but not a joke

[@txvoltaire]

I'm sure they're used to how "furners" pronounce things!

[@txvoltaire]

Well, I haven't back to Ja-a-asper since the mid 70s (we played them football every year), but I can imagine that through TV, radio, movies, etc that their accent has homogenized by now!

[@jeffreyweaver9729]

I live in Jasper, Texas and yes, a lot of people here may pronounce it with that southern drawl. Interestingly, there are at least 17 states that have towns named Jasper and 5 ghost towns named Jasper. Also, Jasper Alberta Canada and then there is Casper, Wyoming.

[@jeffreyweaver9729]

@EyeZackZin Yes, and I am not offended. Most people here pronounce it just plain old Jasper but some may sound like they are saying it Ja-a-asper. LoL

[@scottbogfoot]

Hey, could you go through the birthstone gem names?

[@suzannerichardson5092]

In some English counties, a Jasper is a slang word for a wasp.

[@snardfluk]

And of course, there is the American artist Jasper Johns.

[@erraticonteuse]

The French version of the actual name Jasper is Gaspard, which is the name of a character in Dragon Age: Inquisition (he's one of the claimants to the throne of his country in the main story quest where the player character has to end the civil war he started over it).

[@jolyne69]

there's also Gaspard from the French house duo Justice

[@lovieusher436]

are these the dungarees that sparked the uk vs usa clothes names video?

[@storyspren]

I'd be curious to see how the gendering of names happens. Sometimes it's kind of obvious like with Latin ending names the same way it does with other nouns and we get Julius and Julia, but who decided that Aino for example would be feminine? Are there names where it's just based on what vibes people picked up from it when it got popular? And how do some names switch genders, like Aubrey? P.S. I don't know why, and I'm sorry to any Imogens reading this, but to me it kinda sounds like the name of a topical analgesic that you squeeze out of a tube.

[@erraticonteuse]

There's all kinds of discourse about how people find it much easier to accept traditionally masculine names being given to girls than traditionally feminine names being given to boys, and also how once a masculine or unisex name reaches a tipping point of being perceived as even slightly more feminine, its popularity for boys drops like a stone (when's the last time you heard of a male Leslie or Ashley or Courtney?) Suffice to say, the explanation usually put forth for this phenomenon is "sexism" (and I am inclined to agree tbh).

[@storyspren]

@@erraticonteuse Now that you point it out, I know multiple names that switched from masculine to feminine but I can't think of any that went the other way around. I even tried googling now and only found stuff like "masculine and feminine versions of names" and an article of "baby names for boys that are typically girl names" that gave me hope for a moment, only to find it full of names that used to be seen as masculine, including one the article describes as having gone "from exclusively male to almost exclusively male" which was a bit weird. And seeing as women doing traditionally masculine stuff is less pushed against than men doing traditionally feminine stuff in other areas too, I'm inclined to believe your explanation for these flips.

[@robynriana396]

@@storyspren An interesting example is Avery, traditionally a male given name, is now becoming a female name in a North America, purely because the “v” sound is popular. There goes one of the few beautiful boy names off to join the girls’ camp! 😅

[@erraticonteuse]

@@robynriana396 Yep, the only Avery I've ever met in the US was a girl.

[@haeltam]

@@robynriana396 Funnily enough, Avery is actually the same name as Aubrey. Aubrey is the Norman French form and Avery is the Old French form (derived from the Old French pronunciation) of a Germanic compound name that existed in Old English as Ælfric, which is formed from Elf (same as the modern word, also meaning "smart", "crafty") + Rich (same as the modern word, and also meaning "powerful").

[@davidbaron7427]

Hi Patrick ! There's also Jasper National Park in Canada. Pretty famous place :)

[@ewestner]

My cat is named Jasper after the national park. :-)

[@GrandHoff]

My family is filled with mistaken names, my great great grandmother had very little education which lead to some interesting names. My great aunt was supposed to be named Marilyn and went by that all her life, though officially her name on record was 'Marlin', my great uncle was supposed to be Terrance, but ended up with Terriff (pronounced by officials as tariff, as in taxation).

[@Sovereignty3]

Just another reason why they should have gotten more education. Though the way we spell some of them are different from how we ponouce it.

[@TwinCastleBricks]

My brother's name is Jesper - a danish variant I guess 🤔😅

[@robynriana396]

From 101 Dalmations, Jasper and Horace are Cruella De Ville’s henchman! And their names mean “treasure seeker” and “time keeper”? Cool! LOL The name Jasper stuck in my head as a kid, though I am not sure if I knew it was a stone name back then. But I knew the names of the characters all had a cool meaning! 😅

[@calebjohnson3537]

i really like jasper i think it'd be a cute name for a girl even though ive ony known guys named jasper

[@akjeproductions4751]

Jasper James Herron is a Jasper who goes by the nickname Jap.

[@LunaBari]

There is a character in a cartoon called Trollz who is named Jasper.

[@allanrichardson1468]

I remember a hymn that was sung in rural and rural-subculture urban churches in the southeastern US many years ago that contained a line describing Heaven as “Within the jasper walls.” The lyrics came from Revelation 21:18, (King James Version), describing the New Jerusalem descending from Heaven. “And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass.”

[@theGypsyViking]

When I hear "Jasper," I think of Cruella de Vil's sidekick.

[@fredklier]

I have a friend who suppose to be called Verônica but her father was so drunk that they understand Veléris and that's how she is called.

[@thesentientpotato3758]

That sounds like a cool name

[@fredklier]

@@thesentientpotato3758 It's certainly unique!

[@kyleward3914]

For the video game character, Gaspar is the guru of time in the SNES RPG Chrono Trigger.

[@ARCtheCartoonMaster]

There's also Jasper, one of Cruella's henchmen in _101 Dalmatians_ . And Jasper from _Steven Universe_ , who is most definitely named for the gem, since A) she's female-coded, and B) a lot of the main characters are named for gemstones (e.g. Garnet, Amethyst, Pearl, Peridot, Ruby, Sapphire, and even Steven's middle name is Quartz).

[@qgde3rty8uiojh90]

Hiya Patrick I just love your beard-hairdo-specs-and-dungarees-combo style, mate. It IS brilliant! 😋

[@grandexandi]

omg this hair is awesome, he should update the self portrait in the profile picture

[@Becausing]

Right? He’s been looking extra cute lately 🙈

[@arthuruppiano3211]

5:17: Don't forget "Opal."

[@elizabethgundrum2619]

What about Jet?

[@sparky6086]

"Imogen" is probably "Imajean" in America. It's not common now, but it was several generations back.

[@alexiswelsh5821]

I bet Jasper's rising popularity is due to Steven Universe. Jasper is a major and popular character

[@ssatva]

I wonder if there are people today who technically are named after the gemstone, as the parents had no idea of the etymology? I threw what little I could at patreon. I know so many people are struggling and need to cut out optional spending, but if you can, even a buck can do it! Let's make this happen!

[@BeastOfTraal]

Many counties and cities in America are named Jasper. Named after revolutionary war hero Willian Jasper.

[@jeffreyweaver9729]

Often paired with Newton. Another revolutionary war hero named John Newton.

[@baronvg]

I knew these Twins when I was a kid. They were named Jasper & Casper.

[@ewestner]

Wow, that's just cruel.

[@rubysu9265]

Also can't forget a well known female Jasper, Jasper from Steven Universe!

[@wannabehistorian371]

She’s named after a gemstone right?

[@gemluka6666]

@@wannabehistorian371 she IS the gemstone

[@rubysu9265]

@@wannabehistorian371 Yep, plus she is literary a Jaspar gem (tldr all the characters named after gems are aliens named Gems who literally are the gemstones they're named after)

[@wannabehistorian371]

@@rubysu9265 Oh I know that. They’re sort of humanoid projections of their true forms right? Speaking of, I wonder if there was a bit of a boom of SU fans buying previously somewhat obscure gemstones or getting into jewelry because of it... I haven’t heard of anything like that, but if that was the case that would be pretty cool.

[@stevenreckling203]

Are haunter or gengar, gaspar in some other language? Maybe I'm missing something.

[@robynriana396]

Pokémon names are usually based on the Pokémon’s traits, so no, they are not related to the name. Gastly (like ghostly and ghast), Haunter (from haunt) and Gengar (from Japanese word for phantom Gen’ei). In the game, it sounds like the individual Pokémon may have been given the name Gaspar, which was fitting because it was holding a stone! 🤔 Hey, have any Pokémon name videos been done? I’m here for it! 😂

[@wannabehistorian371]

4:08 Steven Universe fans must be feeling really smart now.

[@jasonhuish7887]

Jasper here in Canada Especially in Alberta means three thing Is Edmonton major street through it's downtown Is Jasper Avenue also It's a national park north of Banff and the name of townsite in the before mention national park it was Fitzhugh before CN came to the town site and turn into Jasper In 1911 It's was name after American Fur Trader Jasper Hewes The National park is popular with Germans

[@elimalinsky7069]

It's more likely the name travelled like this: Persian>Greek>Latin>French>English, without the mediation of Hebrew. The profession of treasurer was adopted from the Persians during the Hellenistic era and then the Romans adopted the term when they inherited the Hellenistic kingdoms to the east. In Hebrew the word "gizbar" is still in active use, so that might be the reason why some scholars believe the Hebrew word influenced the Latin language.

[@Simon-1965]

I've never seen a wasp bring any treasure. Jasper was what we called wasps as kids.

[@PinkAgaricus]

Also Jasper in Steven Universe who is based off of the gemstone as a majority of those main characters/protagonists and antivillains/antiheroes are based off precious stones.

[@IgabodDobagi]

In response to your request for mistake names, one of my friends is named Elizabeth. But her mom was horrible at spelling and wrote Elizebeth on the birth certificate. She hates the name anyway, so she goes by Ellie. But I teased her mom about it for a little while after I found out. I even called Ellie "Triple E" for a little while until I came up with other nicknames for her that annoyed her even more. Funny thing is, her mom thought I was calling her Tripoli as in the place in Africa until I explained that it was because she sucks at spelling and gave her daughter a name with three e's.

[@alexiswelsh5821]

Casper the friendly ghost, the friendliest ghost you'll meet.

[@veggiet2009]

I've always thought that the name, came from the stone name... I know I never heard that "fact" anywhere, my brain just heard the two as a kid, jasper as a stone, and as one of the wiseman.

[@jeffreyweaver9729]

Pearl used to be a popular girl name. I know someone named Diamond and I have heard Emerald as a name as well.

[@gemluka6666]

a guard in GTA5 is named Jasper

[@DannyK1992]

You forgot Jasper Jordan from The 100

[@RyleArron]

Digging the hipster Luigi cosplay.

[@zantilinbelinor295]

Love the video but I just have to say your hair is magnificent

[@purplealice]

Jasper is the name of a rather attractive-looking semi-precious stone. Naming people after stones is common - Ruby, Pearl, "Rock" -

[@scottbogfoot]

How about getting rid of the Giorgio Tsoukalos ( Ancient Aliens guy)/ dragonballZ hairdo instead of the beard?

[@axolotl-guy9801]

😂lol, didn't notice the comparison.

[@scottbogfoot]

@@axolotl-guy9801 I'm only kidding of course 😄

[@axolotl-guy9801]

@@scottbogfoot he does look like him, *A lot* (no just kidding).

[@Wulfyric]

I know a guy whose surname is a chinese given name, which came about when his family migrated to Australia in the 1850s, and his ancestor gave his name in the chinese order (family, given), and it confused the official taking down his details, lol

[@vinny9868]

I'm used to Jasper being a cat name.

[@ronmaximilian6953]

I don't think that the Dutch name Casper came from English. I think it would be far more likely that it came from Latin. A "G" becoming a "C' is much more understandable than a "J" becoming a "C." In fact, the Roman letter c came from the Phoenician and then the Greek letter is that make the g sound.

[@jasonbell9212]

Have you heard of the name Glendola?

[@sdspivey]

Amber isn't a stone, just hardened tree sap.

[@tildeballentin]

In Denmark the name is spelled Jesper.

[@makouras]

Jasper from the SimSums? :P

[@k.c1126]

Consider the connection between Gaspar, pronounced HASpar, and Javier, pronounced HAvier, to think of why Gaspar would become Jasper as it moved from Latin speaking populations to Germanic ones....

[@jasper325]

Yes mate! Jaspers of the world, unite! I wouldn't say 'Casper' is the Dutch version of 'Jasper' though. Jasper is way more popular in both Holland and Belgium. Holland: 19454 Jaspers, 8448 Caspers. Belgium: 6273 Jaspers,1255 Caspers. Jasper out :)

[@ewestner]

My cat's name is Jasper. He was named after both the mineral and the national park. Hey, you forgot to mention the national park! Was it named after the gemstone or someone named Jasper?

[@greatgodly9598]

Why is nobody mentioning Jasper from Steven Universe?

[@gojohnniegogo]

'L' is going to be Luigi, isn't it? Jade isn't exclusively a women's name.

[@JediKalElStarkiller]

My grandfather was a poor speller so me mum's middle name is Thalma.

[@rusnikfromtranscarpathia]

Jasper and his partner Horus, from 101 Dalmations.

[@stevejohnson3357]

there's also Garnet

[@Illumisepoolist]

There Jasper from Unnatural History I think.

[@eleanorflett266]

Jasper Tudor was a kinda important guy...

[@dbeas5]

Another male name that’s a gemstone is Jet.

[@AntoineLavoisier]

Don’t forget Jasper from Steven Universe!

[@amberswafford9305]

Yeah, don’t forget me. 😊

[@benjaminprietop]

Gaspar is a pretty popular name in Latin America

[@davidhitchcock6599]

You forgot “Jasper” from 101 Dalmatians. “Bringer of Treasure” = “Bringer of DALMATIANS”. See what I did there? Cool, huh? ;)

[@PHILLIPVEEBMO]

My name is jasper too

[@earthchild75]

Jasper Fforde, novelist

[@keriezy]

Here to contribute to the watch:like and get some comment engagement since I can't financially support you.

[@Estarfigam]

Imogen a happy little accident.

[@fibergut613]

YEAH, LUIGI!

[@hatake5587]

DO THE NAME AMBER NEXT PLEASE!!!!

[@britsponge1162]

Hey its jasper not even a rapper

[@glamethyst9144]

Is nobody gonna talk about Steven universe?

[@adamperryofficial]

Ay, you got a cold my g?

[@justinjasper5670]

Dope

[@StringedGuitar17]

yoylecake

[@leonannaves9273]

BFDI

[@AlMerrymBintImranaway]

Lol

[@curtiskretzer8898]

Jasper was the troublemaking,pain-in-the-ass trail hand from Lonesome Dove