Vesper means ''evening'' in

Classical Latin Classical Latin is the form of Literary Latin recognized as a Literary language, literary standard language, standard by writers of the late Roman Republic and early Roman Empire. It formed parallel to Vulgar Latin around 75 BC out of Old Latin ...

. It may also refer to:

Places

Vesper, Kansas Vesper is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Kansas, United States. It is located about west of Lincoln. History Vesper was laid out in 1886 when the railroad was extended to that point. The post office in Vesper was discontinued ...

, an unincorporated community in the United States * Vesper, Oregon, an unincorporated community in the United States *

Vesper, Wisconsin Vesper is a village in Wood County, Wisconsin, Wood County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 513 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. History The village of Vesper began to form in the early 1850s with the first settlers. I ...

, a village in the United States * Vesper, an abandoned village southwest of

Swift Current, Saskatchewan Swift Current is the sixth-largest city in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is situated along the Trans-Canada Highway west of Moose Jaw, and east of Medicine Hat, Alberta. As of 2024, Swift Current has an estimated population of 1 ...

, Canada *

Vesper Peak Vesper Peak is a peak along the Mountain Loop Highway region of the North Cascades of Washington state. It is about south of Darrington and east of Granite Falls, in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. Its gentle south and east sl ...

, a mountain in Washington State, United States

People

* Heike Vesper (born 1970), German marine biologist *

Iulian Vesper Iulian Vesper (pen name of Teodor C. Grosu; November 22, 1908–February 11, 1986) was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian poet and prose writer. Born in Horodnic de Sus, Suceava County, in the Bukovina region, his parents were Constantin Grosu ...

(1908–1986), Romanian writer * Rose Vesper, member of the Ohio House of Representatives (1993–2000) *

Rudolf Vesper Rudolf Vesper (born 3 April 1939) is a former Olympic wrestler for East Germany. Born in Niehmen, Lower Silesia, Vesper competed for the Unified German team in the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, and then East Germany in 1968 in Mexico ...

(born 1939), East German Olympic gold medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling * Will Vesper (1882–1962), German author and literary critic

Arts, entertainment, and media

* ''Vesper'' (novel), a young-adult novel by Jeff Sampson * ''Vesper'' (film), a 2022 Lithuanian-French-Belgian science-fiction film directed by Kristina Buožytė and Bruno Samper * ', a pre-Revolution Mexican feminist weekly published by

Juana Belén Gutiérrez de Mendoza Juana Belén Gutiérrez de Mendoza (27 January 1875 – 13 July 1942) was a Mexican journalist, activist, revolutionary, and teacher. She is best known for her opposition to the dictatorship of Porfirio Díaz; her writings critiquing the Mexican ...

and Elisa Acuña * Vesper, an organization in the manga and anime series ''

Mahoromatic is a Japanese manga series written by Bunjūrō Nakayama and illustrated by Bow Ditama. The series follows Mahoro, a female android former soldier who, driven by guilt from her actions during her combat days, decides to dedicate the rest ...

'' * Vesper, a banshee with unusually magical singing abilities from animated television series ''

Mysticons ''Mysticons'' is an animated television series that aired from August 28, 2017, to September 15, 2018. A collaboration between companies Nelvana, Playmates Toys, and The Topps Company, it was created by Sean Jara, who also served as executive st ...

'' * Vesper Family, a family in the book series ''

The 39 Clues ''The 39 Clues'' is a series of adventure novels written by a collaboration of authors, including Rick Riordan, Gordon Korman, Peter Lerangis, Jude Watson, Patrick Carman, Linda Sue Park, Margaret Peterson Haddix, Roland Smith, David Baldac ...

'' * Vesper Holly, a character from a book series by Lloyd Alexander *

Vesper Lynd Vesper Lynd is a fictional character featured in Ian Fleming's 1953 James Bond novel '' Casino Royale''. She was portrayed by Ursula Andress in the 1967 James Bond parody, which merely contained vague elements of the novel, and by Eva Green ...

, a character in the James Bond novel and film ''Casino Royale'' * Vesper, a village in the

Ultima Ultima may refer to: Places * Ultima, Victoria, a town in Australia * Pangaea Ultima, a supercontinent to occur in the future * ''Ultima'', the larger lobe of the trans-Neptunian object 486958 Arrokoth, nicknamed ''Ultima Thule'' Companies and ...

series of video games

Organizations

Vesper Boat Club The Vesper Boat Club is an amateur rowing club located at #10 Boathouse Row in the historic Boathouse Row of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1865 as the Washington Barge Club, the club's name was changed to Vesper Boat Club in 1870. ...

, an amateur rowing club in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States *

Vesper Country Club Vesper Country Club is a private club in Tyngsborough, Massachusetts. The club derives from two late 19th century institutions, Vesper Boat Club and Lowell Country Club, which merged in 1894. The following year, members started creating a golf cou ...

, one of the first golf courses in the United States

Science

Vesper bat Vespertilionidae is a family of microbats, of the order Chiroptera, flying, insect-eating mammals variously described as the common, vesper, or simple nosed bats. The vespertilionid family is the most diverse and widely distributed of bat famili ...

, the largest, best-known family of bats *

Vesper mouse Vesper mice are rodents belonging to the genus ''Calomys''. They are widely distributed in South America. Some species are notable as the vectors of Argentinian hemorrhagic fever and Bolivian hemorrhagic fever. The genus was originally named ''H ...

, a rodent genus *

Vesper sparrow The vesper sparrow (''Pooecetes gramineus'') is a medium-sized New World sparrow. The only member of the genus ''Pooecetes'', it is a pale sparrow with brown streaks that breeds across the grasslands of northern North America. It migrates to win ...

, a medium-sized bird * ''Vesper'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Apiaceae * Vesper mission, a planned Venus chemistry and dynamics orbiter of the NASA

Discovery Program The Discovery Program is a series of Solar System exploration missions funded by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) through its Planetary Missions Program Office. The cost of each mission is capped at a lower level t ...

Other uses

Vesper (cocktail) The Vesper is a cocktail that was originally made of gin, vodka, and Kina Lillet. Since that form of Lillet is no longer produced, modern bartenders need to modify the recipe to mimic the original taste, with Lillet Blanc or Cocchi Americano ...

, an alcoholic beverage recipe popularized by Ian Fleming * The Roman equivalent of

Hesperus In Greek mythology, Hesperus (; ) is the Evening Star, the planet Venus in the evening. A son of the dawn goddess Eos ( Roman Aurora), he is the half-brother of her other son, Phosphorus (also called Eosphorus; the "Morning Star"). Hesperus' Rom ...

, the Greek name given to the planet Venus at sunset **