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Maison

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Maison¹

Where it comes from

A spelling variant of Mason.

proper noun

  1. A surname originating as an occupation.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.

Maison²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French Maison, from maison (“house”).

proper noun

  1. A surname from French.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: household, petite, domestic, rouge, home, house, homes, in-house, place, dieu, houses, maisonet, haus, masson, manseau, maire

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MLA

"Maison." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/maison. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Maison. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/maison

Chicago

"Maison." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/maison.

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@misc{maison_2026,
  title = {Maison},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/maison},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}