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Original poster

Maison / Mason ??

58 replies

justhayley · 03/11/2011 10:29

Hiya I'm not sure what I'm having yet and have about a million girls names but need to start thinking of boys. Came across Mason or Maison the other day and really like it. I like it Spelt with the I but not sure if that makes it a bit feminine?

What does everyone think of the name and which spelling do u prefer?

Also any ideas for a middle name?
I kinda like Maison James or Maison Jay (after my little brother) but all ideas welcome xx

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popcornchicken · 03/11/2011 20:21

I love this name too but partner dosnt :( x

KatAndKit · 03/11/2011 17:40

Maisonette!!! Brilliant. Only problem is that these are feminine nouns in French. You could branch off into other languages and call him Casa or even Piso (Spanish for appartment). If you go for Slovak, you could have Dom, and at least that is an actual name in English.

ImpYCelyn · 03/11/2011 14:22

Well you'll spend the rest of your life being pissed off every time someone calls your son Maizon, and it'll be your own fault because you will have called your son a name that is pronounced "Maizon" whatever you might think.

And he'll spend his entire life telling people it's not pronounced like that, and they'll be thinking "shame his parents didn't know any French, they'd have saved him a lot of hassle" (actually they'll probably be thinking something much ruder).

Unless of course you know it's pronounced "Maizon" and still like it. In which case, not my taste, but fair enough.

What about Xavier? That means "new house", but is a proper name.

GrimmaTheNome · 03/11/2011 12:44

What about James Mason in that order? It might sound a bit like he has two surnames, but that's not necessarily bad.
(am I the only one now thinking Humbert Humbert?)

Ephiny · 03/11/2011 12:31

If you go for Maison, lots of people will pronounce it the French way, which is probably not what you want. Mason is OK, but a bit surname-y for my liking.

What about James Mason in that order? It might sound a bit like he has two surnames, but that's not necessarily bad.

lampli · 03/11/2011 12:31

Maison? Did you not do any French at school? I suppose what I am trying to ask is did you not know it is French for house or did you think that the French for house would be a good name regardless?

limitedperiodonly · 03/11/2011 12:29

OP can you share a few of your favourite girls' names? Just to help us focus.

MrsJohnDeere · 03/11/2011 12:27

at maisonette

limitedperiodonly · 03/11/2011 12:27

Maison + Surname would be excellent if he ever wanted to open a boutique for middle-aged ladies in Cirencester.

Does this fit with your ambitions for your son?

HappyCamel · 03/11/2011 12:27

Maison is a French house
Mason is a craftsman with stone (which is how it came to be a surname)

How about Jason?

Theala · 03/11/2011 12:27

Or Bungalow.

DunRovin · 03/11/2011 12:26

LOL at Maisonette

MrsJohnDeere · 03/11/2011 12:26

Sorry, first thought was why would you call a child 'house'? Not keen on Mason either but I'm a bit of an old fuddy duddy with names.

Chandon · 03/11/2011 12:23

Imagine meeting a French boy who said his name was "House Duchamps". you'd say "House?!". mais oui, je m' apelle House.

Ludicrous.

Sorry.

Although I guess when he is small and cute you could call him Maisonette

savoycabbage · 03/11/2011 12:20

I know a Chevelle. That would go a treat with Maison.

FreckledLeopard · 03/11/2011 12:17

Mason if you must - but it reminds me of Kourtney Kardashian's son - blingy and a 'made-up' name, rather than a 'proper' one. But then again, I'm snobby about these things.

Definitely not 'Maison' - why would you call your child after the French word for a house?

PattySimcox · 03/11/2011 12:17

I have to agree with them ^ sorry

OriginalPoster · 03/11/2011 12:17

Mason+James= Jason?

Don't use Maison, he'll spend days of his life explaining how it is pronounced like Jason...

anonymousbird · 03/11/2011 12:14

Mason is at least a name, though a pretty dreadful one.

Maison is not a name. It is a house in French.

GrimmaTheNome · 03/11/2011 12:12

'Mason' and 'James' sound great together the other way round

KeepingUpWithTheCojones · 03/11/2011 12:08

I like it. But Mason is the only way you could spell it to get the right pronunciation. Everyone who's ever been forced into basic french lesson will pronounce 'Maison' Maizon. And giggle.

sonniebonnie · 03/11/2011 12:03

But many surnames are now used as first names - that wouldn't bother me personally. Let's increase the name diversity, makes life more interesting.

But I agree that Mason is the only viable option, as Maison is French for house. I think Mason James sounds fine.

pilates · 03/11/2011 12:00

Sorry don't like either

BarryShitpeas · 03/11/2011 11:59

IT IS A SURNAME.

tammytoby · 03/11/2011 11:57

Mason is nicer. Mason James or Mason Jay both sound good together.

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