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 [ 3 syll. mac-ken-zie, ma-ckenz-ie ] The girl name Mackenzie is also used as a boy name, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced MahKEHNZiy KEY. Mackenzie has its origins in the Scottish language. It is used largely in English and Scottish. The name Mackenzie means 'son of Coinneach, son of Kenneth'. From the word mac which is of the meaning 'son'. The first name is derived from the noble Scottish Gaelic surname Mac Coinnich, meaning 'son of Coinneach'. The first name has been adopted since the start of the 20th century. In Canada, the name is often associated with the Mackenzie River. See Mackenzie for more info. Forms of the name include the English names Kenzie, Mac, MacKenzie, Mack, and McKenzie. The spelling variants Makensie (English and Scottish), Makenzie (English and Scottish), and Mckenzie (English and Scottish) are other forms of Mackenzie. See also the related form, the Scottish Coinneach. Mackenzie is popular as a baby girl name. The name has been rising in popularity since the 1970s; prior to that, it was of only irregular use. At the modest peak of its usage in 2001, 0.350% of baby girls were named Mackenzie. It had a ranking of #40 then. In 2008, it ranked at #65 with a usage of 0.215%, and it was the most popular out of all girl names in its family. Mackenzie was 96% more frequently used than the 2nd most popular name, the English and Scottish Mckenzie, in 2008. Mackenzie has mainly been a girl name in the last century. There were 42 times more girls than boys who were named Mackenzie in 2001. Baby names that sound like Mackenzie include the English MacKenzie, the English McKenzie, the English and Scottish Mckenzie, the English and Scottish Makensie, the English and Scottish Makenzie, the Russian Mashenka, the Sotho Masimong, and the English Muggins. KEY: Pronunciation for Mackenzie: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; Z as in "zee (Z.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"   |
