Mason
[ˈmeɪsən]Meaning
from an English surname or word meaning "stoneworker"
Background Story
Mason comes from an English surname, or from the vocabulary word, meaning "stoneworker"; the word derives from an Old French word of Frankish origin, akin to Old English macian, "to make". In the United States the name began to increase in popularity in the 1980s, likely because of its fashionable sound, and it jumped after 2009 when Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick gave it to their son, as featured on Keeping Up with the Kardashians in 2010. It peaked as the second most popular name for boys in 2011.
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Variations
Mayson, Mace
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