Meaning and background
The story behind Mason
Mason began as an occupational surname associated with working stone, before becoming widely used as a given name. That is a genuine surname-to-first-name route, rather than a personality label for the animal that bears it. The construction connection is easy to understand, and the name is short enough for everyday use. Its two syllables and familiar spelling make it one of the more conventional choices in this particular run of names.
- Origin
- English given name transferred from an occupational surname meaning a worker in stone. Source
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About Mason
Recorded as a dog’s name
Mason appears in 52 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/meɪsən/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/meɪsən/ · primary stress on syllable 1M EY1 S AH0 N
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Sources and research notes (2)
Gender association: NYC licence-period records. Any dog can use this name.
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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