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-| name = Jason
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-| pronunciation= {{IPA|/dʒeɪsən/}}
-| gender = Male
-| meaning = ''"Healer"''
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-| origin = [[Greek language|Greek]]
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-'''Jason''' is a common [[given name]] for a [[male]]. It comes from [[Greek language|Greek]]  Ἰάσων (''Iasōn''),<ref>[http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0072%3Aentry%3D*%29ia%2Fswn Ἰάσων],
-William J. Slater, ''Lexicon to Pindar'', on Perseus Digital Library</ref> meaning "healer", from the verb ἰάομαι (''iaomai'') "heal, cure",<ref>[http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0057%3Aentry%3Di%29a%2Fomai ἰάομαι], Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, ''A Greek-English Lexicon'', on Perseus Digital Library</ref> cogn. with Ἰασώ (''Iasō''), the goddess of healing<ref>[http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0057%3Aentry%3D*%29iasw%2F Ἰασώ],
-Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, ''A Greek-English Lexicon'', on Perseus Digital Library</ref> and ἰατρός (''iatros''), "healer, physician"<ref>[http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0057%3Aentry%3Di%29atro%2Fs ἰατρός], Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, ''A Greek-English Lexicon'', on Perseus Digital Library</ref> (the earliest form of the word is the [[Mycenaean Greek]] ''i-ja-te'', written in [[Linear B]] syllabic script<ref>[http://www.palaeolexicon.com/default.aspx?static=12&wid=365 Palaeolexicon], Word study tool of ancient languages</ref>).
-The name was borne in Greek Mythology by [[Jason]], the great [[Thessaly|Thessalian]] hero who led the Argonauts in the quest for the Golden Fleece.
-The name is also found in the Bible, as the house of a man named Jason was used as a refuge by Paul and Silas.<ref>Acts 17:5-9.</ref>
-Its popularity in the [[United Kingdom]] peaked during the 1970s, when it was among the top 20 male names, but it had fallen out of the top 100 by 2003.<ref>[http://www.babynames.co.uk/meaning_origin_name_Jason.htm www.babynames.co.uk]</ref>
-A feminine form of the name is [[Jacin]], derived from the Spanish name '''Jacinta''', or the Americanized version '''Jacinda''' - meaning [[Hyacinth (given name)|Hyacinth]].<ref>Dictionary of Patron Saints' Names By Thomas W. Sheehan, Our Sunday Visitor Publishing. 2001 Page 139 [http://books.google.com/books?id=96u9tHR9-TQC&printsec=frontcover&dq=dictionary+of+patron+saints+names&hl=en&ei=34_fTsbtHJKPsAaf3qjzCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CD8Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=dictionary%20of%20patron%20saints%20names&f=false] "Jacinta 'The Hyacinth Flower' (Spanish) or 'The Wearer of Purple' (Portuguese) or 'The Beautiful One' (Spanish).  Jacinda (Greek, Spanish) see Hyacinth Jacinta."</ref>
-''Jason'' is the most common spelling; however, there are many variant spellings like ''Jayson''. '''[[Jay (given name)|Jay]]''' is the common diminutive.
-== Name used in Fiction ==
-* [[Jason Voorhees]] is a recurring character in the [[Friday_the_13th_(franchise)|Friday the 13th]] film series.
-* [[Jason Bourne]] is the lead character in the [[Bourne (film series)|Bourne]] film series.
-== References ==
-{{reflist}}
-[[Category:English masculine given names]]
-[[Category:Greek masculine given names]]
-[[Category:Given names of Greek language origin]]
-[[be:Імя Джэйсан]]
-[[de:Jason (Vorname)]]
-[[fr:Jason (prénom)]]
-[[is:Jason (nafn)]]
-[[it:Giasone (nome)]]
-[[hu:Jáson]]
-[[nl:Jason (voornaam)]]
-[[pl:Jazon (imię)]]