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 [ 2 syll. ma-son, mas-on ] The boy name Mason is pronounced MEYSahN KEY. Mason is of Old French origin and it is used mainly in English. Mason's meaning is 'mason, stone worker'. From mason ; maçon 'mason' ; macian 'to make'. The first name is derived from a family name, which is itself from the job title 'mason' for a stone worker. The job title is itself from the Old French maçon ('mason') and the Old English macian ('to make'), and ultimately of Germanic origin. Mason is very popular as a baby name for boys, and it is also regarded as trendy. The name has been increasing in popularity since the 1950s. At the modest height of its usage in 2007, 0.488% of baby boys were named Mason. It ranked at #37 then. In 2008, it ranked at #35 with a usage of 0.482%, and it was the most regularly used within all boy names in its group. Baby names that sound like Mason include the Welsh Macsen, the Russian Maksim, the English and Russian Maksym, the English Manson, the German, Russian, Czech, and French Maxim, the French Maxime, the Spanish Maximo, the Arabic Mazen, the Arabic Mazin, the Portuguese Máximo, the French Michon, the name Mingan, the name Moswen, the Irish MacGowan, the Italian Massimo, the Arabic Mutasim, the Spanish Maximino, and the Spanish Maximiano. KEY: Pronunciation for Mason: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
