What do you think of Mason?

[Paisley8880]

What do you think about the name Mason? Honest opinions wanted!!

Oh and it's not a chav name where I live it's McKenzie Logan and jayden that fit that description here

Bit harsh GlitterBurps

I always find these name discussions fascinating. I’m Canadian-American (married to a Welshman) and what he finds normal/traditional I find horrifying and vice versa. For example, Mason is a normal name where I’m from, no social connotations whatsoever (I wouldn’t be surprised to see a member of State called Mason whatsoever) but he’d find it horrible. Likewise, nobody from where I’m from would ever consider any name like Harry/Arthur etc anything short of horrible but it’s insanely common and loved over here. Anyway, as long as you love the name I’d go for it, regardless of the social implications and class issues.

It's a bit off to try and turn your sister off the name though. It's her son, you're just the aunt. The only time I'd tell someone in real life 'don't do that to your kid' is if they were going for something like Adolf or Randy. Or another name that would stop people in their tracks.

That's true Rtmh, in North America names like Mason cross the class divide. It's a very British obsession, worrying what class people will think their child belongs to based on their name.

Paisley is this for your baby or your sister’s?

My 14 month old Nephew is called Mason and I love it .

Makes me think of Mason jars...I find it wierd as a name tbh, because it makes me think of kitchens. Like an inanimate object.

Setting that aside I still don’t like it as a name because it’s so soft. M is a soft sound and so is S. I prefer soft and hard, like Max. IYSWIM. Double soft I only like in girl names.

Sorry OP.

Literally hate that name. Sorry.

I don't like it.

It's very popular at the minute. It's a surname IMO and is like Taylor- would be traditionally used as a surname to mark an occupation.

I saw an American teen on TV called Thatcher. Now there's an occupation name that won't be coming into vogue in the UK any time in the near future.

I hate it. I've known two boys with that name and they were both badly behaved - that kind of puts you off a name. It's my friend's surname too so seems silly as a first name to me.

My sister keeps mentioning it for MY baby. Every time I talk about boy name she just keeps saying Mason and I said I didn't like it and she said most people do so I did this hoping to get the reaction I have got to show her.

Oh well then, I take back what I said!

Tell her 'back off, auntie'.

Dreadful. Same boat as Jayden etc.

I have a friend who spent £30k on IVF only to name the poor sod Jayden.

I think it’s dreadful but having said that I know a Mason who is lovely child, kind, clever, sensitive and gorgeous looking so his parents are forgiven

I don't like it, my youngest was at primary school with a Mason and he wasn't nice. I'm not keen on Jackson or Kyran or Caden either.

Sarahh2014 OP asked for honest opinions of what was thought of the name and that’s my opinion based on my experience. I think people calling them chavs is more harsh than what I said and also there had been lots of posts saying about bad behaviour. I don’t dislike the name as such but that’s what I think when I hear it.

Awful name. I taught one - spelt Maison but pronounced the same - he put me off for life (hated the name before him though) & all I could think of, every time I called the register, was "Don't say 'house', don't say 'house'...)

I like it but I did think Kardashians straight away

Erm Morgan - "a Celtic boy's name meaning fighter of the sea."

Morgan Freeman? My friend Morgan (who is a man)? NOT a girl's name imo.

But neither here nor there really since the OP doesn't like Mason. Just thought it was a nicer suggestion.

Hah! Show her this thread then.

No, most people do not like it. It's harsh, ugly, has a whole heap of negative connotations and to me doesn't even sound like a name - it's just a word for someone's profession. It has no character as a name - just a hard lump of a word. Truly yuk!

It's quite harsh sounding to me.