Mace - name meaning and origin

The boy's name Mace \m(a)-ce\ is pronounced mayce. It is of Middle English origin, and its meaning is "heavy staff or club". A medieval weapon used by knights to break armor. Short form of names like Macy and Mason; also an English surname that may be a form of Matthew. Macerio may be a variant of Makarios (Greek), a saint's name.

Mace has 3 variant forms: Maceo, Macerio and Macey.

Baby names that sound like Mace are Mayes, Mays and Mose.

Mace is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Mace. Compare Mace with related baby names.