Meaning and Origin
What does the name Vesper mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
Origin and Meaning of Vesper
User Submitted Origins
Latin
70%
Italian
20%
Norwegian
10%
User Submitted Meanings
- A user from the United Kingdom says the name Vesper is of Italian origin and means "Evening Star".
International Interest
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun Ves"per
The evening star; Hesper; Venus, when seen after sunset; hence, the evening.
Etymology: L., the evening, the evening star, the west; akin to Gr. "e`speros "espe`ra, and perhaps to E. west. Cf. Hesperian Vespers
adjective Ves"per
Of or pertaining to the evening, or to the service of vespers; as, a vesper hymn; vesper bells.
Other Dictionary Sources
- A late afternoon or evening worship service
- A planet (usually Venus) seen at sunset in the western sky
Wiktionary
From Old French vespre, from Latin vesper (“evening star”)
- The bell that summons worshipers to vespers; the vesper-bell
- (poetic) evening
vesper was also found in the following language(s): Catalan and Latin