Jason (given name)


Jason is a common given name for a male. It comes from Greek Ἰάσων, meaning "", from the verb ἰάομαι, "heal", "cure", cognate with forms of ἰατήρ, "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 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.
Jason is the most common spelling; however, there are many variant spellings such as 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.

Notable people with the name