Mason
Mason is a boy name of English origin, meaning Worker in stone.
What Mason means
Worker in stone.
Mason sits at 5 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Mason comes from
English names come from a long layering of Anglo-Saxon, Norman French, and biblical sources. Many began as surnames, place names, or occupations before they were ever used as first names.
Mason is recorded as English in origin. Browse other English names.
How popular is Mason?
Mason sits outside the top 100 boy names we currently track. For many parents that is the appeal: a name with genuine history behind it that has not been picked up by everyone at once.
The character of Mason
Two ideas meet in Mason: strength and Earth. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.
Names like Mason
These share Mason's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Flint — Hard stone; a stream.
- Stone — Strong and steadfast as stone.
- Gordon — From the great hill.
- Torsten — Thor's stone.
- Archie — Truly bold and brave.
- Bear — Strong and brave as a bear.
- Beckham — Homestead by the stream.
- Bradley — Broad meadow.
- Camden — Winding valley.
- Canyon — A deep gorge in the earth.
- Clayton — Town by the clay.
- Colt — A young, spirited horse.
More English names
- Marlowe — From the hill by the lake.
- Maxwell — From the great stream.
- Marigold — The golden marigold flower.
- May — The hawthorn blossom; the fifth month.
- Maisie — Pearl; child of light.
- Maybelle — Lovable and dear.
- Mabel — Lovable and dear.
- Meadow — A field of wildflowers.
- Linden — The linden tree.
- Mercy — Compassion and forgiveness.