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Kacper

Meaning — Kacper is the Polish form of Caspar (or Jasper), derived from the Persian Gathaspar or Gaspar, meaning "treasurer" or "master of the treasure." By Christian tradition, Caspar was the name given to one of the Three Wise Men (Magi) who brought gifts to the infant Jesus, and the name spread throughout Catholic Europe — particularly Poland, where Kacper is the common variant.·Polish origin·Male·KATS-per

Kacper The association with the Magi gives Kacper a quality of wisdom, generosity, and far-traveling knowledge. In Polish culture the name appears on the feast of the Three Kings (January 6), and characters named Kacper often have an air of quiet scholarship and generous spirit — men who bring gifts, literal or metaphorical, to those around them.

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KacperKacprekCasparKasperJasper

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