Mackenzie Name Meaning & Origin
Mackenzie
Origin of the name Mackenzie:
Transferred use of the Irish surname which is from the Gaelic Mac Coinnigh (son of Coinneach). Coinneach is derived from cainneach (fair one; handsome).
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- Comments and insights on the name Mackenzie
it is a name. I'll tell you that
Mackenzie is a beautiful name that has several nicknames that come along with itIt's a surname, and it took me a while to get used to it being a first name for a girl. I'm ok with it now.
- Personal experiences with the name Mackenzie
My girlfriend is called Mackenzie, I think it's a pretty awesome name for a girl.
My childhood friend is named Mackenzie. She could be dramatic sometimes and ignore me for the popular kids, but she was a really good friend. I loved spending time with her. However, she switched schools and I lost touch with her.
- Nicknames for Mackenzie
Kenzie
Kenz
Mac
Mack
Maxie
MackZ
Mackie
MacMac
Skipper 'because everyone think's Mackenzie Ziegler is Skipper the teen Barbie'- Meanings and history of the name Mackenzie
A Scottish surname, from the Gaelic "Mac Coinnich," a patronymic from "Coinneach" meaning "comely." The "z" of the surname represents the letter yogh, a medieval letter pronounced as a "y" glide. - paraphrased from The Oxford Dictionary of First Names
- Famous real-life people named Mackenzie
Mackenzie Ziegler, cast of Lifetime's 'Dance Moms'born 2004
Mackenzie Astin (b. 1973; American actor)
Sir Mackenzie Bowell (1824-1917; fifth Prime Minister of Canada)
Mackenzie Crook (b. 1971; British actor)
Mackenzie Phillips (b. 1959; American actress)
Mackenzie Rosman (b. 1989; American actress)- "Ruthie" from 7th Heaven
Mackenzie Thorpe (b. 1956; British artist)
Mackenzie Jean Murray (b. 2005), daughter of J. K. Rowling
Mackenzie Foy (b. 2000; American actress)
Mackenzie Davis (b. 2002; Musical.ly sensation)- Mackenzie in song, story & screen
"Sarah 'Mac' Mackenzie," character in the long-running tv series JAG
Cindy "Mac" McKenzie, friend and sidekick to Veronica Mars
MacKenzie "Mac" McHale, main character in the HBO series The Newsroom
Allison Mackenzie in Peyton Place