Jason vs Ian - What's the difference?
jason | ian |
(Greek mythology) The leader of the Argonauts, who retrieved the Golden Fleece from king Aeetes of Colchis, for his uncle Pelias.
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As a proper noun jason
is (greek mythology) the leader of the argonauts, who retrieved the golden fleece from king aeetes of colchis, for his uncle pelias.As a determiner ian is
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English
(wikipedia Jason)Proper noun
(s)- 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 .
Usage notes
* The given name was very popular in the English-speaking world in the 1970s and the 1980s.Anagrams
* *ian
English
Alternative forms
* IainProper noun
(en proper noun)- “If you want a Scotch name why don’t you call him Jock?” Macgregor looked disgusted. “Because Jock is not a name, but a diminutive, as everybody knows well. It is the diminutive of John. And John is not a Scots name. The Scots form of that name is Ian'. If you want to call him ' Ian Fetch, I shall say no more.”
References
*Concerning the names Iain, Ian, and Eoinby Josh Mittleman