Jason

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Male Name

Usage

Norwegian
Danish
Icelandic
Faroese

Origin and Meaning

1) From the Greek name Ιασων (Iason): Greek ιασθαι (iasthai) = 'to heal' ^[1]

2) From the Greek name Eiáson , a Greek form of the Hebrew name יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (Yehoshu'a) (see Josva)

Related Names

Jason	♂

Grammar

- Icelandic
Nominative:	Jason
Accusative:	Jason
Dative:	Jasoni
Genitive:	Jasonar

- Faroese
Nominative:	Jason
Accusative:	Jason
Dative:	Jasoni
Genitive:	Jasonar / Jasons

Statistics

Name count per country
Country	Commonness	Female ♀		Male ♂
		as main name#	also aux. name&	as main name#	also aux. name&
Sweden[2]		0	0	425	615
Denmark[3]		0	n.a.	409	n.a
Norway[4]		0	0	37	164
Finland[5]		n.a.	1	n.a	424
#: count of main first name only
&: count of both main and additional first names
Name counts are approximate as statistics normally is not published for names given to less than 3 or 5 persons per country.

 

Recent statistics trend^[2][3][4][5]:

Sources: ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

References

1. ↑ Árni Dahl: Navnabókin (2005)
2. ↑ Statistiska Centralbyrån, National statistics office of Sweden, http://www.scb.se/
3. ↑ Danmarks Statistik, National statistics office of Denmark, http://www.dst.dk
4. ↑ Statistisk Sentralbyrå, National statistics office of Norway, http://www.ssb.no
5. ↑ Väestörekisterikeskus, National Population Register Centre of Finland, http://www.vrk.fi