Meaning and background
The story behind Jason
Jason comes from Greek Iason and a word family connected with healing. The Argonaut leader supplies its well-known mythological association, which is a story about a bearer rather than a different literal meaning. English and French reference readings differ, especially at the beginning and end. For a dog, the complete name offers a familiar two-part English call, while Jace is a possible shorter personal choice. The healing connection can be meaningful to an owner without suggesting that the animal has therapeutic powers or a special role.
- Origin
- Greek name Iason, associated with healing. Source
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About Jason
Recorded as a dog’s name
Jason appears in 8 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/dʒeɪsən/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/dʒeɪsən/ · primary stress on syllable 1JH EY1 S AH0 N
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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