Jason

Meaning

Proper Noun

• The leader of the Argonauts, who retrieved the Golden Fleece from king Aeetes of Colchis, for his uncle Pelias.
• A male given name from Ancient Greek.

Origin

• From the Ancient Greek Ἰάσων, from ἰάομαι. The Jason mentioned in the New Testament (Acts 17:5-9, Romans 16:21) is probably a Greek rendering of Joshua.
• Probably reduced from James + or a variant of Jesson.