Mace

• As an English surname, from the personal name Masse, probably shortened from Matthew. Compare Massey, Massett.
• As a French and Breton surname, from Macé, vernacular form of Mathieu. Compare Maze.
• Also as a French surname, from Macé in Orne, from Late Latin Macciacum, from the personal name Maccius.
• Also as a French surname, variant of Massé; see Masse.

• IPA^(key): /meɪs/

Mace (countable and uncountable, plural Maces)

1. Alternative letter-case form of mace (tear gas or pepper spray)
2. (countable) A male given name, a name derived from the war instrument, a mace
3. (countable) A surname.
   • 2025 November 18, Brandon Drenon, “The only 'no' vote on releasing Epstein files”, in BBC‎^[1]:

     Prior to the House passing the legislation, only four Republicans had joined all Democrats in signing a petition to force a vote - Thomas Massie, Lauren Boebert, Nancy Mace and Marjorie Taylor Greene.

   1. An English surname transferred from the given name.
   2. A surname from Norman.
4. An unincorporated community in Walnut Township, Montgomery County, Indiana, United States.

• ACME, Acme, ECMA, EMAC, acme, came, eMac