Male first name (English): Mason, mason, masons, Old French (surname as first name), the mason = the mason, the stonecutter, masson = masons, mason, of a family name, in turn, 'mason' on the job title (Steinmetz 'make' is ultimately a word with the meaning of reason;;, Maurer back), the English job title goes back to Old French is finally a word meaning 'to make' underlying