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    Vesper

    VES-pur

    Latin
    Girl
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Evening star; Evening prayer
    Origin
    Latin
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Vesper does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Evening star; Evening prayer", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Vesper.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Vesper is the evening prayer rising like incense — the faithful habit of ending each day in God's presence.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Psalm 141:2

      "Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice."

    • Revelation 22:16

      "I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star."

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