I was trying to do a little research on the name, Mazin, which my husband loves, but I don’t see it listed on Nameberry. From what I know, the name is of Arabic origin meaning “rain clouds,” & is generally used as a boy’s name. Does anyone know anything further about it, or make any particular associations with the name? I’m trying to figure out if it would be acceptable for non-Arabic people to use the name… [name_f]My[/name_f] non-Arabic husband thinks it’d make a great boy’s name with the nickname “Maz.” [name_m]Just[/name_m] curious about your opinions on Mazin for a boy. Thanks for your input!
The first thing I thought was “Like a little kid trying to say amazing?”. But if it’s pronounced mah-ZEEN, it’s just NMS, not terrible or mispronunciation-ish.
The name is pronounced Mas-zin.
Oh. Sorry. 
No worries… I just should have clarified that in the original post anyway. 
It happens to be the name of somebody we know. [name_m]Just[/name_m] trying to find out more about it. [name_f]My[/name_f] husband says it’s his top choice for a name if we have another boy. Completely coincidentally, my friend just named his son, Maziar, & they’re calling him “Maz” too.
I know a Mazen. I’ve always loved his name. In Arabic/with an Arabic accent, it’s mas-zin, but outside of his parents everyone (including his sibs) has always pronounced his name maze-in. Not sure why, guess it was just a personal decision to go with a more Americanized pronunciation in school and with friends.
Unfortunately, I agree that it looks like a kid mispronouncing “amazing” as “Mazin”. Either that, or a misspelling of [name_u]Mason[/name_u].
Sorry for the brutally honest feedback!
@Emsky would you think it’d be weird to meet a non-Arabic Mazin? [name_f]Do[/name_f] you think people will assume he’s Arabic based on his name? I’m wondering if most people would even know that the origin of the name is Arabic? Thanks for the feedback!!
I wouldn’t think it’s that weird–I agree that it’s a cool name, and Maz is cute nickname. But anyone Arab might be confused. Not sure how common a name it is in the Arab world. I would look into that.
But if you love it and use it and anyone questions it, I don’t see anything wrong with saying, “it’s actually an Arabic name, but we just loved the sound of it.” People use names from other cultures all the time.
From the looks of it, you live in Southern [name_u]California[/name_u], where I think you probably have more leeway in naming than someone perhaps elsewhere in the country. I think it’s definitely a do-able name. First of all, you didn’t invent it: point there! Secondly, you know the correct pronounciation and the meaning: another point! Third, you know people in your area with similar names which means it’s NOT super “out there”. You can def take from other cultures, imo, and this name fits in well with the current trendy use of the letter Z in names. I think there could be a lot things worse than having a sound that sounds a little bit like amazing 
Good point @emsky! Thank you very much for your feedback!!
@alphabetters This makes me feel a lot better about my husband’s name choice! Thank so much for your perspective!! And you’re right, there are worse things than having a name that sounds a little bit like amazing. Ha!
I agree that it looks like a creative spelling of [name_u]Mason[/name_u] and I can imagine a Mazin would get called [name_u]Mason[/name_u] a lot.
I’d pronounce Mazin as “maize-in”… like maize 'n blue.
The [name_u]Mason[/name_u] connection had never even crossed our minds. It could kind of look like a creative spelling of [name_u]Mason[/name_u]. I don’t like that at all. And [name_u]Mason[/name_u]'s waaaay to popular for my preference & not my taste. Thank you for pointing this out! One of the many reasons I appreciate this forum so much!!
I’m sorry but the when I saw your thread I thought it was a kre8tyv spelling of [name_u]Mason[/name_u]. It is very unusual though which is good, as long as you don’t care about pronounciation issues.