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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Jason m. A derivative of Ancient Greek ἰάομαι 'I heal'.

The name of an ancient Greek mythological hero.

Italy
Latin
1521 Iasonis (gen) VitAs2 VI
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Jason". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2017, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2017/1/name/Jason.