Mabon as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Mabon

What is the meaning of the name Mabon ?

The baby name Mabon is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: 'MAY-bən' (ˈmeɪbən); Welsh: 'MAH-bon' (ˈma.bɔn).

Mabon is Celtic, Welsh in Origin.

Mabon is a Welsh name deriving from Common Brittonic Maponos, a pan-Celtic deity of youth whose name stems from Proto-Celtic mapos “son, boy.” In medieval Welsh literature Mabon ap Modron (“Son of the Mother”) appears in Culhwch ac Olwen as the preternaturally youthful hunter rescued to help pursue Twrch Trwyth. The Roman-era cult of Apollo Maponus is attested in inscriptions in northern Britain, linking the mythic figure to wider Celtic religion. The core meaning is “divine youth,” “young man,” or simply “son.”

As a given name, Mabon is rare but has seen periodic revivals in Wales and the broader Celtic revival from the 19th century onward, and more recently among Neopagans influenced by the modern usage of “Mabon” for the autumn equinox. Variants and related forms include Maponos (Gaulish/Latinized), Mabyn or Mabena (Cornish, occasionally feminine), and the Welsh patronymic element mab.

⚙ Mabon is an uncommon pick. Across 4 countries, we found 16 recorded uses of it.