Jason (given name)

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Jason is a common given name for a male. It comes from Greek ????? (Iás?n), meaning "healer", from the verb ?????? (iáomai), "heal", "cure", cognate with ????, Ias?, the goddess of healing and ??????, iatros, "healer", "physician". Forms of related words have been attested in Greek from as far back as Mycenaen (in Linear B) and Arcadocypriot (in the Cypriot syllabary) Greek: ???, i-ja-te and i-ja-te-ra-ne, respectively, both regarded as standing for inflected forms of ?????, "healer".

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.

Its popularity 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.

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

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Notable people with the name

Jason, mythological leader of the Argonauts
Jason of Pherae (died 370 BC), King of Thessaly
Jason (high priest), 2nd-century BC High Priest of Jerusalem
Jason of Nysa (lived circa 100 BC), Stoic philosopher
Jason of Cyrene (lived circa 100 BC), Jewish historian
Jason of Tarsus, Saint Jason the Apostle in Catholic and Orthodox traditions, numbered among the 72 Apostles
Jason the Martyr, third century Saint and Martyr who was the son of St. Claudius and St. Hilaria, brother of St. Maurus, and martyred by decapitation in the persecution of Emperor Numerian
Jason (cartoonist), pseudonym of Norwegian comics creator John Arne Sæterøy (born 1965)
Jason Abalos (born 1985), Filipino actor
Jason Aldean (born 1977), American country singer
Jason Alexander (born 1959), American actor, writer, and comedian, famous for his role as George Costanza on the sitcom Seinfeld
Jason Ankrah (born 1991), American football player
Jason Bateman (born 1969), American television and film actor
Jason Biggs (born 1978), American actor
Jason Bohn (born 1973), American professional golfer
Jason Bonham (born 1966), English drummer, and son of Led Zeppelin drummer, John Bonham
Jason Brown (born 1994), American Olympic medalist figure skater
Jason Castro (born 1986), Filipino professional basketball player
Jason Castro (born 1987), professional American baseball catcher
Jason Castro (born 1987), American singer and musician
Jason Christopher (born 1971), American musician
Jason Clark (disambiguation), Multiple people
Jason Collier (1977-2005), late NBA basketball player
Jason Crumb (born 1973), Canadian football player
Jason Demers (born 1988), Canadian ice hockey player
Jason Derulo (born 1989), American R&B singer
Jason Donovan (born 1968), Australian actor and singer
Jason Drucker (born 2005), American child actor
Jason Earles (born 1977), American actor and comedian
Jason Ellis (born 1971), Australian satellite radio host, professional skateboarder, MMA fighter and actor
Jason David Frank (born 1973), actor and MMA fighter
Jason Garrett (born 1966), American football coach and former player
Jason Geria (born 1993), Australian footballer
Jason Giambi (born 1971), American professional baseball player
Jason Gilkison, Australian choreographer and ballroom dance champion
Jason Griffith (born 1980), American actor, voice actor
Jason Isaac (born 1971), American politician
Jason Isaacs (born 1963), English actor
Jason Kelce (born 1987), American football player
Jason Keng-Kwin Chan (born 1971), Malaysian-Australian actor, famous for his role as Cameron Watanabe on the TV series Power Rangers: Ninja Storm
Jason Kennedy (born 1981), American television personality
Jason Kennedy (born 1986), professional American footballer
Jason Kidd (born 1973), NBA point guard
Jason Killeen (born 1985), Irish basketball player
Jason King (disambiguation), Multiple people
Jason Kouchak, composer, pianist, singer
Jason Kralt (born 1974), Canadian football player
Jason Lamar (born 1978), American football player
Jason Lee (born 1970), American film and television actor, former pro skateboarder, co-founder of Stereo Skateboards
Jason Lewis (born 1972), American actor and former fashion model
Jason London (born 1972), American actor
Jason Lowndes (1994-2017), Australian cyclist
Jason Lytle (born 1969), American singer, songwriter and musician
Jason Manuel Olazabal (born 1973), American actor
Jason Marquis (born 1978), American Major League Baseball All Star pitcher
Jason Matheson (born 1974), American television anchor and radio personality
Jason Mewes (born 1974), American actor
Jason Molins (born 1974), Irish cricketer
Jason Momoa (born 1978), American actor
Jason Mraz (born 1977), American singer-songwriter
Jason Newsted (born 1963), former bassist for the band Metallica
Jason Orange (born 1970), member of Take That
Jason Priestley (born 1969), Canadian television and film actor
Jason Ritter (born 1980), American actor, son of actor John Ritter
Jason Robards (1922-2000), American stage and film actor. Tony Award and two-time Academy Award winner
Jason Scheff (born 1962), American musician Chicago
Jason Schmidt (born 1973), American baseball player
Jason Schmidt (photographer) (born 1969), American photographer
Jason Schwartzman (born 1980), American actor and musician
Jason Scott Lee (born 1966), Asian-American film actor of Hawaiian and Chinese descent
Jason Segel (born 1980), American television actor
Jason Smith (born 1974), Australian basketball player
Jason Spezza (born 1983), hockey centre for the Ottawa Senators
Jason Statham (born 1967), English actor, producer and martial artist
Jason Sudeikis (born 1975), American actor, screenwriter and comedian
Jason Terry (born 1977), American NBA shooting guard
Jason van Wyk (born 1990), South African composer and electronic music producer
Jason Varitek (born 1972), American baseball catcher for the Boston Red Sox
Jason Verduzco (born 1970), American football player
Jason Wade (born 1980), musician for Lifehouse
Jason Watkins (born 1966), British TV and film actor
Jason Westrol (born 1988), American basketball player
Jason Williams (basketball, born 1975) (born 1975), American NBA basketball player
Jason Williams (basketball, born 1983) (born 1983), American basketball player for Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the National Basketball League of Israel
Jason Winston George (born 1972), American actor
Jason Whitaker (born 1977), American football player
Jason Zimmerman (born 1989), professional Super Smash Bros. player, known as 'Mew2King'
Jason Zucker (born 1992), American ice hockey player

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Animals

Jason (cat), a cat on the BBC series Blue Peter

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Fictional characters

Jason Blood, an occult specialist bonded to the demon Etrigan in DC Comics.
Jason Bourne, protagonist of Robert Ludlum's novels and the film series based on them
Jason Costello, a transgender teenager in Hollyoaks August 2010 - December 2011
Jason Fox, a character from the comic strip FoxTrot
Jason Grace, a son of Jupiter and one of the seven in Rick Riordan's Heroes of Olympus
Jason Grimshaw, from the soap Coronation Street
Jason Hogart in Degrassi: The Next Generation
Jason Morgan in General Hospital
Jason Lee Scott, the first Red Ranger and later the Golden Ranger in the Power Rangers franchise
Jason Stackhouse, in The Southern Vampire Mysteries series by Charlaine Harris
Jason Street, a character on the TV series Friday Night Lights
Jason the Bodyguard, a character played by Nathaniel Martin Thomas in the web-series Corner Shop Show.
Jason Todd, the second Robin in Batman comics
Jason Voorhees, antagonist of the Friday the 13th series