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*[[Jason Gunn]], New Zealand television personality |
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*[[Jason Hay]], NCAA Swimmer for [[Marymount University]] in Arlington, Virginia |
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*Jason Herndon, real name of [[Caushun]] |
*Jason Herndon, real name of [[Caushun]] |
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*[[Jason Isaacs]], British actor who plays Lucius Malfoy in the ''Harry Potter'' films |
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Greek |
| Meaning | "Healer" |
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 that are usually pronounced the same in English include:
- Jacen
- Jaisen
- Jaison
- Jasen
- Jasin
- Jaysun
- Jaycen
- Jaysen
- Jaysin
- Jayson
- Jasson
People with Jason as a given name
- Jason Aldean, a country singer
- Jason Alexander, American actor best known for playing George Costanza in the TV series Seinfeld
- Jason Roger Anderson, Minor League Baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies
- Jason Bateman, TV and movie actor
- Jason Castro, American singer-songwriter best known as a contestant in the 7th season of American Idol
- Jason Calacanis, American entrepreneur
- Jason Donovan, Australian actor and singer
- Jason Grimes, American long jumper
- Jason Gunn, New Zealand television personality
- Jason Herndon, real name of Caushun
- Jason Isaacs, British actor who plays Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter films
- Jason Jones, the head of Bungie Studios and the project lead for the Halo series
- Jason Kay, the lead singer of the band Jamiroquai.
- Jason Kidd, point guard in the National Basketball Association (NBA), currently with the Dallas Mavericks
- Jason Koumas, Welsh footballer for Premier League side Wigan Athletic.
- Jason London, American actor with also actor twin brother Jeremy Lodon,
- Jason Mraz, American Singer
- Jason Richardson, American professional basketball player
- Jason Scott Sadofsky, owner of the textfiles.com web site and creator of a documentary on BBSes
- Jason Statham, English actor
Fictional characters with Jason as a given name
- Jason Bourne, protagonist of Robert Ludlum's Bourne series of books and films
- Jason Lee Scott, Red/Gold Ranger in Power Rangers series
- Jason Voorhees, recurring antagonist in the Friday the 13th series
- Jason White, fictional character from Superman Returns
- Jason Fox, youngest of the Fox Family in the comic Foxtrot
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