Given name
Gaspare
“the keeper of the treasure”
Gaspare is a form of Caspar. One Persian interpretation is “the keeper of the treasure.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gaspare is a form of Caspar. One Persian interpretation is “the keeper of the treasure.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Gaspare is a variant of Gaspar. An origin associated with Gaspar is Persian.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Italian use, Gaspare is used as a form of Caspar.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1911. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Gaspare through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 445
- 445 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 14 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2006. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 506 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Gaspare’s family of names
Gaspare shares a linguistic root with Jasper. Gaspare has a related form in Gaspar. In Italian usage, Gaspare has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form KACPER.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Gaspare has relatives in 6 languages.
7 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 14
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Gaspare
- Gaspare SpontiniItalian composer and conductor1774–1851
- Gaspare AselliItalian physician noted for the discovery of the lacteal vessels of the lymphatic system1581–1626
- Gaspare TagliacozziItalian surgeon1545–1599
- Gaspare CarpegnaItalian cardinal (1625-1714)
- Gaspare TraversiItalian painter (1722-1770)
- Gaspare GrasseliniCatholic cardinal (1796–1875)
- Gaspare Bernardo PianettiItalian cardinal (1780-1862)
- Gaspare Mutoloformer Sicilian mafiosoborn 1940
- Gaspare LandiItalian painter (1756-1830)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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