Jason (given name) explained

Jason
Pronunciation:
in French ʒazɔ̃/
Gender:Male
Meaning:"Healer"
Origin:Greek
Variant Forms:Jaeson, Jaison, Jayson, Jacyn, Jacin, Jasen
Nickname:Jay, Jase, Jace
Related Names:Jacin, Jasen, Jasão

Jason is a common masculine given name. It comes from Greek Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Ἰάσων,[1] meaning "healer", from the verb Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ἰάομαι, "heal", "cure",[2] cognate with Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: [[Iaso|Ἰασώ]], the goddess of healing,[3] and Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ἰατρός, "healer", "physician".[4] 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 Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: 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

Born 1400–1900

Born after 1900

Animals

Fictional characters

Notes and References

  1. Book: Slater, William J.. Lexicon to Pindar. Ἰάσων. Berlin. De Gruyter. 1969. At the Perseus Project.
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  6. Inscription PY Eq 146, line 9. Web site: The Linear B word i-ja-te. Palaeolexicon. Word study tool of ancient languages. Web site: Raymoure. K.A.. i-ja-te. Minoan Linear A & Mycenaean Linear B. Deaditerranean. Web site: Linear B to Greek: i-ja-te to i-qo. Konoso. 21 December 2013. Web site: DĀMOS: Database of Mycenaean at Oslo. PY 146 Eq + frr.: 3 + frr. (1). University of Oslo.
  7. Book: The Ancient Languages of Europe. Roger D. . Woodard. Cambridge University Press. 2008. 70. registration. Greek Dialects. 9781139469326 . At Google Books.
  8. Acts 17:5–9
  9. http://www.babynames.co.uk/meaning_origin_name_Jason.htm www.babynames.co.uk
  10. Thomas W. Sheehan, . 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. https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:2008.01.0038:chapter=33 Plutarch, Crassus, chapter 33

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