Vesper

Vesper means evening in Classical Latin. It can refer to:

  • Hesperus, Latinized form of Hesperos, a Greek mythological figure (Roman Vesper)

Places:

  • Vesper, Wisconsin, a village
  • Vesper Peak, a mountain in Washington State
  • Vesper, an abandoned village southwest of Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada

People:

  • Rose Vesper, member of the Ohio House of Representatives (1993–2000)
  • Will Vesper (1882–1962), German author and literary critic
  • Rudolf Vesper (born 1939), East German Olympic gold medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling

In fiction:

  • Vesper (comics), a female mutant in the Marvel Comics universe
  • Vesper (novel), a young-adult novel by Jeff Sampson
  • Vesper Holly, a character from a book series by Lloyd Alexander
  • Vesper Lynd, a character in the James Bond novel and film Casino Royale
  • Vesper, an organization in the manga and anime series Mahoromatic
  • Vesper Family, a family in the book series The 39 Clues

In science:

  • Vesper bat, the largest, best-known family of bats
  • Vesper mouse, a rodent genus
  • Vesper Sparrow, a medium-sized bird
  • Vesper mission, a planned Venus chemistry and dynamics orbiter of the NASA Discovery Program

Other:

  • Vesper Boat Club, an amateur rowing club in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Vesper Country Club, one of the first golf courses in the United States
  • Vesper (cocktail), a martini-style alcoholic beverage recipe created by Ian Fleming
  • Sicilian Vespers, a rebellion against Charles I's rule on Sicily in 1282.