Jason

See also: jasón and Jasón

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdʒeɪsən/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪsən
  • Homophone: JSON

Etymology 1

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.

Proper noun

Jason (plural Jasons)

  1. (Greek mythology) The leader of the Argonauts, who retrieved the Golden Fleece from king Aeetes of Colchis, for his uncle Pelias.
  2. A male given name from Ancient Greek.
    • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Acts 17:6-7:
      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.
    • 1984, Sue Townsend, The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole, Methuen, published 1985, →ISBN, page 49:
      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.
    • 2013 March 11, Adam Markovitz, “Matt Damon on (maybe) returning to ‘Bourne’ and playing Liberace’s lover”, in CNN‎[1], Atlanta, Ga.: Warner Bros. Discovery, archived from the original on 5 December 2022:
      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.
  3. 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.”)
    • 2025 July 6, u/Ok_Ingenuity_3336, “I can only see Silent Salt as the Jason of CRK...”, in r/CookieRunKingdoms‎[2] (Reddit post), archived from the original on 13 August 2026:
      I can only see Silent Salt as the Jason of CRK...
    • 1993, “Ain't No Place Like Home”, in Code Red‎[3], performed by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince:
      But I kept on chasin/Kept on running kept coming like Jason/Much nostalgia keeps bouncing through
Usage notes
  • The given name was very popular in the English-speaking world in the 1970s and 1980s.
Derived terms
Translations

Etymology 2

Probably reduced from James + -son or a variant of Jesson.

Proper noun

Jason

  1. An English surname originating as a patronymic.

Anagrams

Cebuano

Etymology

From English Jason, from the Ancient Greek Ἰάσων (Iásōn), from ἰάομαι (iáomai, “I heal”).

Proper noun

Jason

  1. (Greek mythology) Jason; the leader of the Argonauts, who retrieved the Golden Fleece from king Aeetes of Colchis, for his uncle Pelias
  2. a male given name from English [in turn from Ancient Greek]
    • 2008 — 3rd North Siargao Surfing Circuit '08 Malampusong Gipahigayon (16 October), Philippine Information Agency
      Samtang sa Open Division, Poblacion 2, Burgos Leg ang nagkampion mao si Junifer Figuron sa General Luna; 1st Runner-up mao si Mark Canon sa San Isidro; 2nd Runner-up mao si Jason Ozares sa Burgos ug 3rd Runner-up mao si Sandito Alciso sa Gen. Luna.
    • 2009 — Carumba, Darrel, Tungod sa Selos Lalaki Giluba Namatay (03 December), Moonlight Romance, Banat News
      Ang biktima nga patay nang nadangat sa tambalanan mao si Jason Alviola, 20, taga sitio Canbantog barangay Lamacan sa maong lugar, samtang ang suspek mao si Jessie Eltagunde, 21, tagasitio Bacong barangay Binlod.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 2010 — Querubin, Flor V., Mihangyong Bana di Buhian (22 December), SuperBalita
      Sa sayo pa, kagahapon sa kadlawon si Michael gikataho nga hubog ang gireklamo sa mga silingan niini nga sila si Jason Amistoso, 20 ug Herbert Duma, 23.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Faroese

Proper noun

Jason m

  1. a male given name

Usage notes

Patronymics

  • Jason's son: Jasonarson or Jasonsson
  • Jason's daughter: Jasonardóttir or Jasonsdóttir

Declension

singular
indefinite
nominative Jason
accusative Jason
dative Jasoni
genitive Jasonar, Jasons

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒa.zɔ̃/
  • IPA(key): /dʒɛ.zɔn/ (English-based pronunciation)

Proper noun

Jason m

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Jason

Portuguese

Etymology

    Unadapted borrowing from English Jason. Doublet of Jasão.

    Pronunciation

    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒej.zõ/ [ˈd͡ʒeɪ̯.zõ]

    Proper noun

    Jason m

    1. a male given name from English, equivalent to English Jason

    Swedish

    Etymology

    From the Ancient Greek Ἰάσων (Iásōn), from ἰάομαι (iáomai, “I heal”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈjɑːsɔn/

    Proper noun

    Jason c (genitive Jasons)

    1. (Greek mythology) The leader of the Argonauts, who retrieved the Golden Fleece from king Aeetes of Colchis, for his uncle Pelias.

    Anagrams

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