Meanings
proper noun
- A male given name.
He had done so much to take his game to the next level, but it didn’t seem to matter. Jayson Tatum just couldn’t hit a shot.
2022 August 8, Jared Weiss, “Jayson Tatum opens up on lessons from Celtics’ finals loss, Kevin Durant trade”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 08 Dec 2025
Origin
Modern variant of Jason, perhaps influenced by Jay.
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APA
Jayson. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jayson
MLA
“Jayson.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jayson. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Jayson,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jayson.
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