Jaxon is a
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
and
surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community.
Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
. Notable people with the name include:
Given name
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Jaxon Benge, American guitarist
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Jaxon Buell
Jaxon Emmett Buell (August 27, 2014 – April 1, 2020) was an American child known for being born missing about 80% of his brain due to microhydranencephaly. He surpassed doctors' expectations, who predicted he would not live to be one year old. ...
(2014–2020), American medical figure
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Jaxon Crabb (born 1979), Australian rules footballer
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Jaxon Evans
Jaxon Evans (born 19 September 1996) is a racing driver from New Zealand who currently competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship.
Career
After several years spent in karting, Evans began his sports car racing career in 2015, competing for ...
(born 1996), New Zealand racing driver
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Jaxon Lee (born 1968), American voice actor
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Jaxon Smith-Njigba
Jaxon Smith-Njigba ( ; born February 14, 2002) is an American football wide receiver for the Ohio State Buckeyes. He holds the FBS Bowl Game and Ohio State single game record for most receiving yards with 347 in the 2022 Rose Bowl. Smith also h ...
(born 2002), American football player
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Jaxon Shipley
Jaxon Shipley (born July 17, 1992) is a former American football wide receiver. He's finished his college football career at the University of Texas as 3rd all time in receptions and 6th in receiving yards. He was also a four time All-Big 12 h ...
(born 1992), American football player
Surname
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David Jaxon
David Janson (born David Jackson, 30 March 1950) is an English actor and theatre director whose stage debut was in ''Oliver!'' in 1962. He joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1963 in ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' and appeared as the young ...
or David Jason (born 1950), English actor
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Frankie Jaxon Frankie "Half-Pint" Jaxon, born Frank Devera Jackson (March 3, 1896 or 1897 – May 15, 1953),Legal name and birth/death dates from headstone application as a military veteran, reproduced in Brian BergerFrankie Jaxon Hilobrow, 2013-02-03. Access ...
(c. 1896–1953), African-American vaudeville singer
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Honoré Jaxon
Honoré is a name of French origin and may refer to several people or places:
Given name
Sovereigns of Monaco
Lords of Monaco
* Honoré I of Monaco
Princes of Monaco
* Honoré II of Monaco
* Honoré III of Monaco
* Honoré IV of Monaco
* Honorà ...
or Honoré Jackson (1861–1952), Canadian secretary to Louis Riel during the North-West Rebellion
Fictional characters
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Jerry Jaxon
Jerome "Jerry" Jaxon is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Publication history
Jerome Jaxon first appeared in '' Alpha Flight'' #2-3 (September–October 1983), and was created by John Byrne.
The ...
, Marvel Comics
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Peter Jaxon
Peter may refer to:
People
* List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name
* Peter (given name)
** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church
* Peter (surname), a su ...
, Theo's younger brother in ''The Passage'' novel series
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Theo Jaxon
Theo is a given name and a hypocorism.
Greek origin
Many names beginning with the root "Theo-" derive from the Ancient Greek word ''theos'' (''θεός''), which means god, for example:
*Feminine names: Thea, Theodora, Theodosia, Theophania, ...
, Peter's older brother in ''The Passage'' novel series
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Thunderbolt Jaxon
Thunderbolt Jaxon is a fictional Australian- British Golden Age comic book superhero. He first appeared in ''Thunderbolt Jaxon Comics'' #1, published in Australia by Amalgamated Press in 1949. While the character debuted in an Australian comic it w ...
, superhero comic-book character
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Eli Jaxon-Bear
Eli Jaxon-Bear (born Elliot Jay Zeldow, 1947) is an American spiritual teacher and author. He lives in Ashland, Oregon, with his wife and spiritual teacher Gangaji. Before he met his teacher, Sri H.W.L. Poonja, in 1990, Jaxon-Bear was best know ...
(born 1947), American-born spiritual teacher and author
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Jaxson
Jaxson is a given name.
Notable people with the name "Jaxson" include
* Jaxson Barham (born 1988), Australian rules footballer
*Jaxson Dart (born 2003), American football player
* Jaxson de Ville, American football mascot
*Jaxson Hayes (born 20 ...
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Jackson (name) Jackson () is a common American, Scottish, Irish and English surname. In 1980, Jackson was the 24th most popular surname in England and Wales. In the 1990 United States Census, Jackson was the thirteenth most frequently reported surname, accounting ...
, given name and surname
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English masculine given names
English-language surnames