Thoughts on the name Maisyn (pronounced like [name_u]Mason[/name_u]) for a girl?
All I see is [name_f]Maisy[/name_f] with an N tacked on the end, almost like a typo. I’m not a fan.
As an alternative I’d suggest Mabyn. It’s an old Welsh name.
To me, changing the spelling doesn’t change the name. You may as well name her [name_u]Mason[/name_u].
Personally, I don’t like [name_u]Mason[/name_u] on a girl at all. [name_f]Maisie[/name_f] is quite nice though.
Sorry, but I don’t like it. [name_u]Mason[/name_u] is such a popular boy name that so many people will know of a boy [name_u]Mason[/name_u] and mistake your daughter for a boy. I’m not necessarily against unisex names but [name_u]Mason[/name_u] is solidly in the boy camp for now.
But I really dislike misspelling names just to make them “different” or “for the other gender”. [name_u]Mason[/name_u] isn’t like some names that have accepted spellings for either gender ([name_u]Lee[/name_u] vs. [name_u]Leigh[/name_u] or [name_m]Aaron[/name_m] vs. [name_f]Erin[/name_f]). If you do decide to name your daughter [name_u]Mason[/name_u] I’d strongly suggest that you spell it [name_u]Mason[/name_u]. She’ll already face people confusing her for a boy until they meet her, I wouldn’t saddle her with having to correct the spelling of her name too.
I’d go with:
[name_f]Maisie[/name_f]
[name_f]Mae[/name_f]
Maebry
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_u]Macon[/name_u]
Good luck!
Not a fan of Maisyn. I agree with the pp’s, [name_f]Maisy[/name_f]/[name_f]Maisie[/name_f] is a great option.
[name_u]Love[/name_u] it! This is NOT a name that is in the “boys camp” as a pp said. I’ve heard of several girls with the name Maisyn (spelled this way). This spelling does NOT looked like an n was tacked on btw. She will have to spell her name for most people no matter how you spell it or what you name her. [name_m]Even[/name_m] the most basic of names need to be spelled out for people. That’s part of life! No big deal! I also don’t get “changing the spelling doesn’t change the name” comment… Obviously you’re not trying to change the name because you like the name; you just don’t like how the name is spelled!!! [name_u]Love[/name_u] Maisyn! Go for it!
Sorry I really don’t like it…
I think Maisyn is very sweet and would suit a title girl very well. I like the spelling, more feminine than [name_u]Mason[/name_u]. I’ve also seen [name_u]Maison[/name_u].
I said it [name_f]MAY[/name_f]-zen, with a ‘z’ sound - like [name_f]Maisy[/name_f] with an ‘n’ on the end. Okay if you’re going to pronounce it this way, but not [name_u]Mason[/name_u].
No, sorry. [name_f]Maisie[/name_f] is lovely, why not go with that. Or just use [name_u]Mason[/name_u]? It could definitely be unisex.
I dislike it in all levels. I love [name_f]Maisie[/name_f]
I would vote no on Maisyn.
This. Another vote for [name_f]Maisie[/name_f].
Combines my two least favorite trends
Maisyn is horrid. If you want to name her [name_u]Mason[/name_u], please spell it correctly. It’s also worth pointing out that “o” and “y” do not make the same sound. Maisyn is phonetically incorrect.
I would pronounce Maisyn like [name_f]May[/name_f]-zin. If you want [name_u]Mason[/name_u] (and I would class it as a unisex name), spell it [name_u]Mason[/name_u] or (and I’m not a fan of alternative spellings usually) the suggestion of [name_u]Maison[/name_u] (although this means house in [name_m]French[/name_m]). Personally I love [name_f]Maisie[/name_f] and think this would be a gorgeous alternative to Maisyn or [name_u]Mason[/name_u].
Maisyn is silly - at least use [name_u]Mason[/name_u], the spelling isn’t going to make it more/less feminine. I also second suggestions of [name_f]Maisy[/name_f]/[name_f]Maisie[/name_f], but there’s also [name_u]Maison[/name_u] - it’s the [name_m]French[/name_m] word for house, but I’ve seen it used as an alternative for [name_u]Mason[/name_u]. The O sound is more prominent in [name_u]Maison[/name_u] than [name_u]Mason[/name_u], but otherwise, I’d pick that over Maisyn.
I like the name [name_f]Maisy[/name_f]. I’m not a fan of Maisyn. It looks like a feminised version of the trendy [name_u]Mason[/name_u]. People would think it’s [name_u]Mason[/name_u].
I’m not a fan of the Maisyn spelling. Personally, I wouldn’t name a girl [name_u]Mason[/name_u] anyways because it’s so popular with boys (just like how I wouldn’t name a boy [name_u]Madison[/name_u] because it’s so popular with girls.)
I agree with previous posters that [name_f]Maisy[/name_f] is much better.
I don’t love drastically changing spellings; it feels a little forced, to me. I don’t think [name_u]Mason[/name_u] is a bad name for a girl; it’s unisex enough not to be confusing, even if it’s unexpected. I would avoid using [name_u]Maison[/name_u]: if people speak [name_m]French[/name_m], they’ll mispronounce it; if they don’t speak [name_m]French[/name_m], they’ll misspell it. I also hesitate to use words as names, even from other languages. House is not a name, really.
As an interesting side note, when we lived in [name_f]France[/name_f], people thought my daughter [name_f]Celeste[/name_f] ([name_m]French[/name_m] for heaven) had an unusual name. They either equated it with old ladies, or thought it was a nature/hippie name.