Masan as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Masan

What is the meaning of the name Masan ?

The baby name Masan is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /MAH-san/ or /MAY-sən/; Korean: [ma.san]; Japanese: [ma.saɴ].

Masan is English, Japanese, Korean in Origin.

Masan is a modern cross-cultural name with several plausible roots. In English usage it functions as a streamlined variant of Mason, the occupational surname meaning stoneworker, taken from Middle English masoun/macon and ultimately Old French macon. Its rise parallels that of Mason in the late 20th–21st centuries, appealing for the crisp two-syllable sound while feeling slightly rarer.

In South Slavic contexts, Masan can represent a transcription of Mašan, a traditional Montenegrin/Serbian given name, often a pet form of names beginning with Ma- (such as Maksim or Matej). In Korean it may be formed from Sino-Korean elements Ma + San, with meanings depending on the chosen hanja (for example, Ma “horse/hemp” and San “mountain/produce”), and it also echoes the former city name Masan. Variant spellings include Masen, Mayson, Maason, and the Slavic Mašan; related forms: Mason, Maison.