Behind the name: Mackenzie 11 Articles

by A. Major

Reviews on the name MacKenzie seem to be mixed as the GENDER encompasses both male and female and parents wishing to give their child this namesake regard it as either too masculine for a girl, while some regard it as bein...read more

by Glenda K. Fralin

GENDER: Masculine or Feminine PRONUNCIATION: ma-KEN-zee ETYMOLOGY: The name is of Gaelic origin and is generally thought of as Irish, but is a fairly common Scottish surname. The original meaning is son of Coinneach...read more

by Mileah K Shore

GENDER: Male or Female PRONUNCIATION: Ma-KEN-zee ETYMOLOGY: Mackenzie is Irish and Gaelic meaning "fire born; son or daughter of the wise ruler. ORIGIN AND HISTORY: Originally a surname, Mackenzie became a boys nam...read more

by Malcolm Chamberlin

MacKenzie A name of greed, murder and mystery "MacKenzie, MacKenzie of Kintail, a high-born race of bootless beggars" is the folk saying about this Scottish clan. The "kenzie" should be pronounced "kenny" (just like ...read more

by Kim Basford

GENDER: Masculine and Feminine PRONUNCIATION: ma-KEN-zee ETYMOLOGY: Gaelic, English ORIGIN & HISTORY: Mackenzie comes from the Gaelic surname Mac Connich, which means "son of Connieach". Connieach is an Irish name me...read more

by Nicole Williams

GENDER: Male or female PRONUNCIATION: Mah-KEN-zee ETYMOLOGY: The original origin for the name Mackenzie is of Scottish origin meaning "son of the good-looking", "son of the fair", or "son of handsome". ORIGIN &...read more

by Lora Morier

In my country, one would think we would never lose that character, which defines us as Asian or Filipino to be exact. Let us not discuss the legal, political, and social problems that citizens face among ourselves. Let...read more

by Cherryl Floyd-Miller

Pronounced /muh-KEN-zee/ ETYMOLOGY As a boy's name, Mackenzie is Scottish, meaning "fair," "favored one," "son of the favored one" or "son of Kenzie." As a girl's name, it is Irish and means "daughter of the wise l...read more

by Nancy L. Young-Houser

GENDER, PRONUNCIATION, and ETYMOLOGY The name Mackenzie is used today for both male and female genders, but its original usage was of the female gender for the first name. An extremely popular surname, it is pronounced as...read more

by Ray Cook

GENDER Boy's and girl's name. PRONUNCIATION ma-KEN-zee ETYMOLOGY Mackenzie is the anglicized form of the Irish Gaelic surname MacCoinneach meaning son of Kenneth which in turn translates as "Son of the Fair On...read more

by Stefani Roybal

MacKenzie Gender: Male or Female Pronunciation: ma-KEN-zee Etymology: MacKenzie is a Scottish name meaning "son of the fare one" with Gaelic origins meaning "born of fire" or "wise ruler". The MacKenzies of the...read more