Maison / Mason ??

[justhayley]

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

[Ramond]

Yes it is a serious post.

Yet is it cark or Karl, max or macks? Dark or darel? You say wich is right.

[Brexile]

Maison is also a surname (as in the singer René Maison) so it's just as valid as Mason as a first name.

[user1492757084]

For me, Maison, Mason, James and Jay all rhyme too much to be in the same name.
You could just go with Jason.
Jason Mark

Using James or Jay as the second name you might like ..
Evan James
Byron James
Alex James
Victor James
Lawson James
Roland James
Michael James

[Fivebeanchilli]

Mason is not my style at all but it's very popular and a well recognised name.
I know 2 Maisons. It never occurred to me when I met them (I see names before I see the people in my job) that they were Masons. Both of them I pronounced as in the French. The parents were clearly very pissed off but also clearly had experiences it A Lot of times already (the boys were a few months old).
You'd have to spell it Maisson to get the same pronunciation I think.
Mason is much better.

[Fivebeanchilli]

Just to reply to the other poster, there are rules about pronunciation in English.
If one is using a name from a different language then of course you use those rules - so Jacoby is usually Yacoby because it's usually Polish, for example.
But the op is English.
I can't think of any English words where a, i, single s would be pronounced with a soft s. Even in English it would have a hard s (albeit without the French pronunciation of the -on). And that's without its being a very very well recognised French word.

[RuthW]

I would say both differently.

Mason = may sun

Maison = maze on

[Ramond]

For you, yes but for others?

Is it max or macks?

[PercyMcPigface]

ZOMBIE - Mason / Maison is nearly 12 now