Jason en · PROPN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈdʒeɪsən/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek Ἰάσων (Iásōn), from ἰάομαι (iáomai, “I heal”). The Jason mentioned in the New Testament (Acts 17:5-9, Romans 16:21) is probably a Greek rendering of Joshua.
Meanings
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(Greek) The leader of the Argonauts, who retrieved the Golden Fleece from king Aeetes of Colchis, for his uncle Pelias.
I know he will be glad of our success: / We are the Jasons, we have won the fleece.
, Scene II
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A male given name from Ancient Greek.
When HBO airs “Behind the Candelabra” on May 26, the world will get to see Matt Damon play Liberace’s drug-addled, surgically enhanced lover – a role about as far from Jason Bourne as it gets.
2013 March 11, Adam Markovitz, “Matt Damon on (maybe) returning to ‘Bourne’ and playing Liberace’s lover”, in CNN:The new prince left the hospital today. My father is hoping that he will be called George, after him. My mother said that it's time the Royal Family came up to date and called the Prince Brett or Jason.
1984, Sue Townsend, The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole, Methuen, published 1985, →ISBN, page 49:And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also; Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Acts 17:6-7:
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Synonym of Jason Voorhees (“A male murderer, associated with a hockey mask (Jason mask), and especially one who keeps returning even after he is thought to be vanquished.”)
But I kept on chasin/Kept on running kept coming like Jason/Much nostalgia keeps bouncing through
1993, “Ain't No Place Like Home”, in Code Red, performed by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince:I can only see Silent Salt as the Jason of CRK...
2025 July 6, Ok_Ingenuity_3336, “I can only see Silent Salt as the Jason of CRK...”, in reddit.com, archived from the original on 13 Aug 2026:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jasons | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
Jayson (given name) · Jay · Jase · Jace
Synonyms
Translations (63)
chr ᏤᏌᏂ (leader of Argonauts) · et Iason (leader of Argonauts) · cmn 傑森 /杰森 (leader of Argonauts) · fr Jason (leader of Argonauts) · sh Јасон (leader of Argonauts) · eo Jazono (leader of Argonauts) · grc Ἰάσων (leader of Argonauts) · uk Язо́н (given name) · es Jasón (given name) · cmn 賈森 /贾森 (given name) · es Yeison (given name) · el Ιάσονας (given name) · ru Ясо́н (given name) · sl Jázon (leader of Argonauts) · pt Jasão (leader of Argonauts) · ja ジェイソン (given name) · sv Iason (leader of Argonauts) · el Ιάσων (given name) · el Ιάσων (leader of Argonauts) · pt Jasão (given name) · ka იასონი (leader of Argonauts) · hu Jáson (given name) · ru Язо́н (given name) · hu Jázon (given name) · ro Iason (leader of Argonauts) · uk Ясо́н (leader of Argonauts) · sh Jason (leader of Argonauts) · iu ᔮᓱᓐ (leader of Argonauts) · pl Jazon (leader of Argonauts) · cmn 賈森 /贾森 (leader of Argonauts) · sv Jason (leader of Argonauts) · de Jason (given name) · hu Iaszón (leader of Argonauts) · ga Iasón (leader of Argonauts) · it Giasone (leader of Argonauts) · es Jasón (leader of Argonauts) · pt Jason (given name) · fr Jason (given name) · cmn 傑森 /杰森 (given name) · ja イアーソーン (leader of Argonauts) · uk Язо́н (leader of Argonauts) · he ג׳ייסון (given name) · ru Ясо́н (leader of Argonauts) · uk Іасо́н (leader of Argonauts) · uk Ясон (given name) · el Ιάσονας (leader of Argonauts) · mr जेसन (given name) · sh Jazon (leader of Argonauts) · bg Язон (leader of Argonauts) · cy Iason (given name) · ka ჯეისონ (given name) · mr जेसन (leader of Argonauts) · cy Jason (given name) · hy Յասոն (leader of Argonauts) · el Τζέισον (given name) · tr İason (leader of Argonauts) · uk Іасо́н (given name) · sv Jason (given name) · sl Jázon (given name) · bg Язон (given name) · mi Hahona (given name) · it Giasone (given name) · ru Дже́йсон (given name)