| Jason | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Meaning | "Healer" |
| Origin | Greek |
| Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with Jason |
Jason is a common given name for a male. It comes from Greek origin, meaning "healer" (from iasthai - to heal). It also appears in the Hebrew Bible and in this instance may represent a variant of Joshua. It was adopted as an English name in the 17th Century.
A feminine form of the name is Jacin, derived from the Spanish name Jacinta, or the Americanized version Jacinda - meaning Hyacinth.
Jason is the common spelling, however variants of spelling that are pronounced similar or the same include:
- Jacen
- Jaisen
- Jaison
- Jasen
- Jasin
- Jaysun
- Jaycen
- Jaysen
- Jaysin
- Jayson
- Jasson
The name Jason makes up the first letters of sequential months from July to November.
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