Names like Mason
Mason is a one-syllable English name that ends in -on. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.
The same sound
One syllable, ending the same way as Mason.
Joon Korean · handsome and talented (a native Korean given name increasingly used as the sole legal American first name for second-generation sons)
Yoon Korean · gloss, luster (depending on hanja); an increasingly popular unisex given name, sometimes kept as a sole American first name
Jhon Hebrew · variant spelling of John, from Hebrew Yochanan, 'God is gracious'
Shon Modern American · A phonetic respelling of Sean or Shawn, the Irish form of John, from Hebrew for God is gracious
The same roots
Also English names, from the tradition Mason comes from.
Landon English · "long hill," a place name turned surname turned first name; it rode the 2000s wave of two-syllable boys' names ending in -n and outlasted many of them. Newer than it sounds, easygoing as they come
Colton English · "coal town," or "Cola's town," an Old English place name and surname; it joined the 2000s wave of -n boys' names with a western, denim-jacket ease that kept it around after the wave receded. Colt is the built-in short form
Easton English · "east settlement," an Old English place name; part of the 2000s compass-point wave of surname names, all open vowels and a soft -n landing. Preppy on paper, easygoing out loud
Jaxon English · "son of Jack," Jackson respelled with the 21st century's favorite letter; the X spelling emerged in the 1990s and climbed alongside the original. Same everyman roots, extra edge
The same feel
Also modern and surname style names.
Peyton English · "Paega's town," an Old English place name that spent centuries as a surname; American parents took it unisex in the 1990s and it stuck for both. Preppy polish with small-town roots
Waylon English · variant of Wayland; possibly "land by the road"
Ashton English · "ash-tree settlement," an Old English place name scattered across the English map; a surname that became a given name in the 1980s and settled on the boys' side after early unisex use. Leafy roots, boardroom finish
Bryson English · "son of Brice," the saint's name Bricius, its Celtic root debated; a tidy patronymic that rode the 2000s -son wave beside Greyson and Jameson. Familiar pieces, fresh assembly
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 2010s, the same decade as Mason, on a similar curve.
Weston English · western town
Jayceon English · modern variant of Jason, from the Greek for 'healer'
Maxton English · surname-style coinage, 'Mack's town'; elaboration of Max
Kayson English · modern coined name, phonetic variant in the Cason/Jason name family
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