Given name & surname
Maso
“twin”
In Italian use, Maso is a short form of Thomas. The original Aramaic byname means “twin.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Italian use, Maso is a short form of Thomas. The original Aramaic byname means “twin.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In Italian use, Maso is a short form of Thomas. Thomas developed from an Aramaic byname and reached wider use through its Greek biblical form.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Italian use, Maso is used as a shortened form of Tommaso. In Italian use, Maso is a short form of Thomas. The shared background comes through Thomas: The apostle is called Thomas and also Didymus in the New Testament. Didymus reflects the Greek word for “twin,” matching the meaning of the Aramaic byname behind Thomas.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1920. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In Italian use, Maso is a short form of Thomas. The history of Thomas gives this family its wider story. Thomas was the name of one of Jesus’s twelve apostles, remembered in Christian tradition for his doubts and later reassurance. That story helped establish the name across Christian naming traditions.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Maso through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 7
- 7 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 1920. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 370 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Maso’s family of names
Maso is a short form of Thomas. Maso is a short form of Tommaso.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Maso
- Maso da San FrianoItalian painter (1531-1571)
- Maso FiniguerraItalian goldsmith, draftsman and engraver (1426–1464)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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