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:

• 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

See also

• Vespers (disambiguation)
• Vespa
• VSEPR theory in chemistry, often pronounced "Vesper"