Name «Mazets»

The name "Mazets" is derived from the base of the verb "mazaty" (to smear) through the agentive suffix "-ets." This means it originates from an action associated with smearing and is used to denote a person who performs this action. For example, in a record from 1686, there is mention of a person named Vas'ka Mazchenko from the Kyiv region.