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Jason
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jasón Jasón
English
Pronunciation
en /ˈdʒeɪsən/ UK
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Jason.wav Southern England
en eɪsən 2
en JSON
Etymology 1
From the en grc Ἰάσων, from grc ἰάομαι 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
s
en Greek mythology The leader of the Argonauts, who retrieved the Golden Fleece from king Aeetes of Colchis, for his uncle Pelias.
III, Scene II:
I know he will be glad of our success: / We are the Jasons, we have won the fleece.
en male Ancient Greek.
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.
en 1984 w:Sue Townsend The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole 49 Methuen 1985 0413588106 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.
en Adam Markovitz Matt Damon on (maybe) returning to ‘Bourne’ and playing Liberace’s lover w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2013/03/11/showbiz/movies/matt-damon-bourne-behind-the-candelabra-ew/index.html 2013-03-11 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20221205154859/https://www.cnn.com/2013/03/11/showbiz/movies/matt-damon-bourne-behind-the-candelabra-ew/index.html 5 December 2022
en 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.
en July 6, 2025 Ok_Ingenuity_3336 CookieRunKingdoms 1lt3wjp I can only see Silent Salt as the Jason of CRK... I can only see Silent Salt as the Jason of CRK... https://web.archive.org/web/20260813040627/https://www.reddit.com/r/CookieRunKingdoms/comments/1lt3wjp/i_can_only_see_silent_salt_as_the_jason_of_crk/?solution=133380f1458504fa133380f1458504fa&js_challenge=1&token=7afd7253fec22262ff1c52b1703fe9ecac1297ad9307e25a7e5d1f601c66c911&jsc_orig_r= August 13, 2026
en But I kept on chasin/Kept on running kept coming like Jason/Much nostalgia keeps bouncing through DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince Code Red Ain't No Place Like Home https://www.ohhla.com/anonymous/frprince/code_red/aint_no.jfr.txt 1993
Usage notes
The given name was very popular in the English-speaking world in the 1970s and 1980s.
Derived terms
en Jason mask Melason
Related terms
given name en Jayson
diminutives en Jace, en Jase, en Jay
Translations
leader of Argonauts
Armenian: hy Յասոն
Bulgarian: bg Язон m
Cherokee: chr ᏤᏌᏂ
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 賈森 Jiǎsēn, cmn 傑森 Jiésēn
Esperanto: eo Jazono
Estonian: et Iason
French: fr Jason
Georgian: ka იასონი
Greek: el Ιάσονας, el Ιάσων
Ancient Greek: grc Ἰάσων m
Hungarian: hu Iaszón
Inuktitut: iu ᔮᓱᓐ
Irish: ga Iasón m
Italian: it Giasone
Japanese: ja イアーソーン Iāsōn
Marathi: mr जेसन m
Polish: pl Jazon
Portuguese: pt Jasão m
Romanian: ro Iason
Russian: ru Ясо́н m
Serbo-Croatian: sh Jazon m, sh Јасон m, sh Jason m
Slovene: sl Jázon m
Spanish: es Jasón
Swedish: sv Jason, sv Iason
Turkish: tr İason
Ukrainian: uk Ясо́н m, uk Іасо́н m, uk Язо́н m
given name
Bulgarian: bg Язон m
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 賈森 Jiǎsēn, cmn 傑森 Jiésēn
French: fr Jason
Georgian: ka ჯეისონ
German: de Jason
Greek: el Ιάσονας, formally el Ιάσων, el Τζέισον transliteration from English
Hebrew: he ג׳ייסון Jeyson
Hungarian: hu Jáson, hu Jázon
Italian: it Giasone
Japanese: ja ジェイソン jeison
Māori: mi Hahona
Marathi: mr जेसन m
Portuguese: pt Jasão m, pt Jason m
Russian: ru Ясо́н, ru Язо́н, ru Дже́йсон m
Slovene: sl Jázon m
Spanish: es Jasón, es Yeison m
Swedish: sv Jason
Ukrainian: uk Ясон, uk Іасо́н, uk Язо́н
Welsh: cy Jason m, cy Iason m
Etymology 2
Probably reduced from en James + en -son or a variant of en Jesson.
Proper noun
en English patronymics.
Anagrams
en ajnos Sonja sanjo Jonsa Joans joans Jonas
en terms derived from fiction eponyms
en Fictional characters
Cebuano
Etymology
From ceb en Jason, from the ceb grc Ἰάσων, from grc ἰάομαι I heal.
Proper noun
ceb proper noun
ceb Greek mythology en Jason; the leader of the Argonauts, who retrieved the Golden Fleece from king Aeetes of Colchis, for his uncle Pelias
ceb male English < 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
ceb 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.
2010 — Querubin, Flor V., Mihangyong Bana di Buhian (22 December), SuperBalita
ceb 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.
Faroese
Proper noun
fo proper noun m
fo male
Usage notes
m Jasonarson Jasonsson Jasonardóttir Jasonsdóttir
Declension
Jason Jason Jasoni Jasonar, Jasons
French
Pronunciation
fr /ʒa.zɔ̃/
fr /dʒɛ.zɔn/ English-based pronunciation
Proper noun
m
fr male Jason
Portuguese
Etymology
pt :ubor en:Jason + 1 Jasão
Pronunciation
djêizom
Proper noun
m
pt male English Jason
Swedish
sv:
Etymology
From the sv grc Ἰάσων, from grc ἰάομαι I heal.
Pronunciation
sv /ˈjɑːsɔn/
Proper noun
c
sv Greek mythology The leader of the Argonauts, who retrieved the Golden Fleece from king Aeetes of Colchis, for his uncle Pelias.
Anagrams
sv ajnos Jonas Sonja nojas