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jason | jackson |

As proper nouns the difference between jason and jackson

is that jason is (greek mythology) the leader of the argonauts, who retrieved the golden fleece from king aeetes of colchis, for his uncle pelias while jackson is .

jason

English

(wikipedia Jason)

Proper noun

(s)
  • (Greek mythology) The leader of the Argonauts, who retrieved the Golden Fleece from king Aeetes of Colchis, for his uncle Pelias.
  • * , Scene II:
    • 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.
  • * 1984 , The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole , Methuen 1985, ISBN 0413588106, page 49:
    • 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.

    Related terms

    * Jayson * (diminutives) Jace, Jase, Jay

    Anagrams

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    jackson

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • transferred from the surname.
  • (Andrew Jackson), President of the United States (1829-1837).
  • (Michael Jackson), singer and entertainer (1958-2009).
  • The capital of Mississippi.
  • A city in Alabama
  • A city in California
  • A city in Georgia, USA
  • A city in Kentucky
  • A town in Louisiana
  • A town in Maine
  • A city in Michigan
  • A city in Minnesota
  • A city in Missouri
  • A village in Nebraska
  • A town in New Hampshire
  • A town in New York
  • A town in North Carolina
  • A city in Ohio
  • A town in Queensland, Australia
  • A town in South Carolina
  • A city in Tennessee
  • One of three towns in Wisconsin
  • A town in Wyoming
  • (US) A
  • * 1955 , (Ray Charles), Greenbacks
    • She looked at me with that familiar desire
    Her eyes lit up like they were on fire
    She said, "My name's Flo, and you're on the right track ,
    But look here, daddy, I wear furs on my back,
    So if you want to have fun in this man's land,
    Let Lincoln and Jackson start shaking hands."

    Derived terms

    * Jacksonesque * Jacksonian * Jacksonite * Jacksonville