Name: Jason
Gender: Male
Usage: Jason, of greek origin, is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Jason are in general originating from Belgium, Canada, France, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Jason across the world, see Jay.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Jason is: Healer.
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Numerology of the first name Jason: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 5. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: adventurous, energetic, curious, visionary, magnetic, expansive.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Extroverted, Adventurous
Ruling planet: Mercury
Colors: White, Gray
Gemstones: Diamond
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The name Jason is ranked on the 11th position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.
We estimate that there are at least 12158400 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.167% of the population. The name Jason has five characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Jason for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
The name day of Jason is 12 July.
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History and Origin
Jason is a common given name for a male. It comes from Greek Ἰάσων (Iasōn), meaning "healer", from the verb ἰάομαι, iaomai, "heal", "cure", cognate with Ἰασώ, Iasō, the goddess of healing and ἰατρός, iatros, "healer", "physician". Forms of related words have been attested in Greek from as far back as Mycenaen (in Linear B) and Arcadocypriot (in the Cypriot syllabary) Greek:
English form of the name (Greek Iasōn) borne in classical mythology by a hero, leader of the Argonauts, who sailed to Colchis in search of the Golden Fleece, enduring many hardships and adventures. The sorceress Medea fell in love with him and helped him to obtain the Fleece; they escaped together and should have lived happily ever after. However, Jason fell in love with another woman (either Creusa or Glauce, daughter of King Creon), and deserted Medea. Medea took her revenge by killing her rival, but Jason himself survived to be killed in old age by one of the rotting timbers of his ship, the Argo, falling on his head.
The classical Greek name Iasōn probably derives from the Greek vocabulary word iasthai to heal. Iasō (f.) was the name of a minor goddess of healing. In New Testament Greek, the name probably represents a classicized form of Joshua. It was borne by an early Christian in Thessalonica, at whose house St Paul stayed (Acts 17: 5–9; Romans 16: 21). Probably for this reason, it enjoyed some popularity among the Puritans in the 17th century. In the mid–20th century it has enjoyed a considerable increase in its popularity, although, as Dunkling comments, it has also been the subject of some rather surprising hostility. A 20th-century influence has been the film actor Jason Robards (b. 1920); his father, also a film actor, was likewise called Jason Robards. The name has been used for numerous characters in films and television series.
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