27) jasper

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Jas-per

noun

an opaque reddish-brown variety of chalcedony

a kind of hard fine porcelain invented by Josiah Wedgwood and used for Wedgwood cameos and other delicate work

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Both of these definitions are so above my head, especially the second. Nevertheless, this is one of my favorite names, and I'll from here on out be on a lookout to use it as a regular word too.

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