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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. Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 151 languages. ... Look up Appendix:Most popular given names by country in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article is about the Male sex. ... Joshua, Jehoshuah or Yehoshua. ...

A feminine form of the name is Jacin, derived from the Spanish name Jacinta, or the Americanized version Jacinda - meaning Hyacinth. Jacin is a given name for a female. ... The name Hyacinth can refer to: the Hyacinth from Greek mythology. ...

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

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 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 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 Chan, boyfriend of Eileen Chia
• Jason Kyles, Husband of Joanne Florendo-Kyles, Certified Genius and Drag racer

Jason Aldean (born Jason Aldine Williams February 28, 1977) is an American country music singer-songwriter. ... Jason Alexander (born Jason Scott Greenspan on September 23, 1959) is a Jewish American television, cinema and musical theatre actor, best known for his role as George Costanza on the hit television series Seinfeld. ... Jason Roger Anderson (born June 9, 1979 in Danville, Illinois) is a Minor League Baseball pitcher in the Philadelphia Phillies organization. ... Jason Kent Bateman (born January 14, 1969) is a Golden Globe-winning and Emmy Award-nominated American actor. ... Jason René Castro (born March 25, 1987) is an American singer and finalist on the seventh season of the television series, American Idol. ... For the current American Idol season, see American Idol (season 7). ... Jason Gunn (born 1969) is a New Zealand telivision personality. ... Caushun on the cover of Metro Weekly. ... Jason Isaacs (born 6 June 1963) is a British actor. ... Jason Jones is the name of: Jason Jones (actor), Daily Show correspondent. ... Jason Frederick Kidd (born March 23, 1973) is an American professional basketball player in the NBA who currently plays for the Dallas Mavericks. ... Bob Cousy Point guard (PG), also called the one or the ball-handler, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. ... NBA redirects here. ... The Dallas Mavericks (also known as the Mavs) are a professional basketball team of the National Basketball Association based in Dallas, Texas. ... Jason Koumas (born September 25, 1979 in Wrexham) is a professional player for Football League Championship outfit West Bromwich Albion. ... Look up Welsh, welsh in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Wigan Athletic Football Club are a football team based in Wigan, England. ... Jason Paul London (November 7, 1972) is an American film and television actor best known for his role as Randall Pink Floyd in director Richard Linklaters film Dazed and Confused. ... Jason Thomas Mraz (born June 23, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter, born and raised in Mechanicsville, Virginia, a suburb of Richmond. ... Jason Anthonney J-Rich Richardson (born January 20, 1981, in Saginaw, Michigan) is a professional basketball player, currently playing shooting guard for the National Basketball Associations Charlotte Bobcats. ... Jason Scott Sadofsky (born September 13, 1970 in Hopewell Junction, New York), more commonly known as Jason Scott, (also known by the pseudonyms Sketch, SketchCow and previously The Slipped Disk. ... Jason Chan (born December 1, 1971) starred on Power Rangers: Ninja Storm in 2003 as Cameron Watanabe, the Green Samurai Ranger. ...

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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