Jason (given name)

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Jason
Sculpture of Jason by Bertel Thorvaldsen
PronunciationEnglish: /ˈdʒeɪsən/ JAY-sən
French: [ʒazɔ̃]
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameGreek
Meaning"Healer"
Other names
Variant form(s)Jaeson, Jaison, Jayson, Jacyn, Jacin, Jasen
Nickname(s) Jay, Jase, Jace
Related namesJacin, Jasen, Jasão
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Jason is a common masculine

inflected forms of ἰατήρ, "healer".[5][6][7]

The name was borne in Greek mythology by Jason, the great Thessalian hero who led the Argonauts in the quest for the Golden Fleece. The name is also found in the New Testament, as the house of a man named Jason was used as a refuge by Paul and Silas.[8] In his case, it could come as a Hellenized form of Joshua.

Its adoption in the United Kingdom peaked during the 1970s, when it was among the top 20 male names, but it had fallen out of the top 100 by 2003.[9]

Jason is the most common spelling; however, there are many variant spellings such as Jaeson, Jaison, Jayson, and Jacyn. Jay and Jace are the common diminutives.

A feminine name that sounds similar is Jacin, derived from the Portuguese-Spanish name Jacinta or the Anglicized version Jacinda, meaning hyacinth.[10]

Notable people with the name

Historical figures

  • Jason, mythological leader of the Argonauts
  • Jason (high priest)
    (2nd century BCE), High Priest of Jerusalem
  • Jason the Martyr
    (3rd century), saint and martyr
  • Jason of Cyrene (circa 100 BCE), Jewish historian
  • Jason of Nysa (circa 100 BCE), Stoic philosopher
  • Jason of Pherae (died 370 BCE), King of Thessaly
  • Jason of Tarsus
    , saint numbered among the 72 Apostles
  • Jason of Tralles (1st century BCE), tragic actor singing the Bacchae of Euripides when the head of Crassus was brought to the king Orodes II[11]

Born 1400–1900

Born after 1900

Animals

Fictional characters

References

  1. ^ Slater, William J. (1969). "Ἰάσων". Lexicon to Pindar. Berlin: De Gruyter. At the Perseus Project.
  2. Perseus Project
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  3. ^ Ἰασώ in Liddell and Scott.
  4. ^ ἰατρός in Liddell and Scott.
  5. ^ ἰατήρ in Liddell and Scott.
  6. ^ Inscription PY Eq 146, line 9. "The Linear B word i-ja-te". Palaeolexicon. Word study tool of ancient languages. Raymoure, K.A. "i-ja-te". Minoan Linear A & Mycenaean Linear B. Deaditerranean. "Linear B to Greek: i-ja-te to i-qo". Konoso. 21 December 2013. "PY 146 Eq + frr.: 3 + frr. (1)". DĀMOS: Database of Mycenaean at Oslo. University of Oslo.
  7. ISBN 9781139469326. At Google Books
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  8. ^ Acts 17:5–9
  9. ^ www.babynames.co.uk
  10. ^ Thomas W. Sheehan, Dictionary of Patron Saints' Names, p. 139, at Google Books. Our Sunday Visitor Publishing, 2001. "Jacinta: 'The Hyacinth Flower' (Spanish) or 'The Wearer of Purple' (Portuguese) or 'The Beautiful One' (Spanish). Jacinda: (Greek, Spanish) see Hyacinth, Jacinta."
  11. ^ Plutarch, Crassus, chapter 33
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