jason
/ˈdʒeɪsən/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.46 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
The leader of the Argonauts, who retrieved the Golden Fleece from king Aeetes of Colchis, for his uncle Pelias.
name
A male given name from Ancient Greek.
name
Synonym of Jason Voorhees (“A male murderer, associated with a hockey mask (Jason mask), and especially one who keeps returning even after he is thought to be vanquished.”)
name
An English surname originating as a patronymic.
Example Sentences
- "I know he will be glad of our success: / We are the Jasons, we have won the fleece."
- "And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also; Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus."
- "The new prince left the hospital today. My father is hoping that he will be called George, after him. My mother said that it's time the Royal Family came up to date and called the Prince Brett or Jason."
- "When HBO airs “Behind the Candelabra” on May 26, the world will get to see Matt Damon play Liberace’s drug-addled, surgically enhanced lover – a role about as far from Jason Bourne as it gets."
- "I can only see Silent Salt as the Jason of CRK..."
- "But I kept on chasin/Kept on running kept coming like Jason/Much nostalgia keeps bouncing through"
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek Ἰάσων (Iásōn), from ἰάομαι (iáomai, “I heal”). The Jason mentioned in the New Testament (Acts 17:5-9, Romans 16:21) is probably a Greek rendering of Joshua.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Ἰάσων
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈdʒeɪsən/