Mackenzie - Origin and Meaning of the name

The girl name Mackenzie [ 3 syll. mac-ken-zie, ma-ckenz-ie ] 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'. Developed from the word mac which has 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.

The spelling variants Makensie (English and Scottish), Makenzie (English and Scottish), and Mckenzie (English and Scottish) are forms of the name. 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 2007, it ranked at #65 with a usage of 0.219%, and it was the most popular out of all girl names in its family. Mackenzie was twice as popular as the 2nd most popular name, the English and Scottish Mckenzie, in 2007. 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 and Scottish names Mckenzie, Makensie, and Makenzie.

^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)"

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