Iason as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Iason

What is the meaning of the name Iason ?

The baby name Iason is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced Modern Greek: /iˈason/ (ee-AH-son); English equivalent: /ˈdʒeɪsən/ (JAY-sən).

Iason is Greek in Origin.

Iason (Ancient Greek Ἰάσων, Iásōn) derives from the verb ἰάομαι “to heal” (cf. ἴασις, “healing”), yielding the meaning “healer” or “one who cures.” The name is linked etymologically to Iaso, a goddess of recuperation, and built with the agentive -ōn ending typical of Greek personal names.

Used across classical and Hellenistic Greece and adopted unchanged in Latin, Iason became well known through the mythic leader of the Argonauts. In early Christian texts it appears in Acts as the host of Paul and Silas, and in hagiography as Saint Jason of Tarsus, supporting ongoing usage into Byzantine times. The standard English form is Jason; other variants include Modern Greek Iasonas (Ιάσονας), Italian Giasone, Spanish Jasón, Polish Jazon, Russian/Ukrainian Ясон (transliterated Yason), and Georgian Iason. Common English nicknames are Jase and Jace.