Mackenzie (given name)
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Gender | Unisex |
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Origin | |
Language(s) | English |
Word/name | Mackenzie (surname) |
Meaning | Son of Coinneach |
Other names | |
Related names | Kenzie; Mackenzie (surname); MacKenzie (surname); McKenzie (surname) |
Mackenzie is a unisex given name. It is derived from the Scottish surname, from the Gaelic "MacCoinnich" (or son of Coinneach, or son of the bright one). In North America and Australia, the name is used for girls more often than boys. Mckenzie is also a spelling variant of the name.[1]
People with the given name[]
- Mackenzie Astin (b. 1973), American actor
- Mackenzie Blackwood (b. 1996), Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender
- Mackenzy Bernadeau (b. 1986), American football guard
- MacKenzie Bourg (b. 1992), American singer-songwriter
- Sir Mackenzie Bowell (1823–1917), English-born Canadian Prime Minister
- Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes (b. 1991), Canadian ski jumper, Olympian
- Mackenzie Brown (b. 1995), American archer
- Mackenzie Crook (b. 1971), British actor
- Mackenzie Davis (b. 1987), Canadian actress
- Mackenzie Dern (b. 1993), Brazilian MMA fighter
- Mackynzie Duggar (b. 2009), daughter of Americans Joshua and Anna Duggar
- Mackenzie Foy (b. 2000), American child model
- McKenzie Grant (1834–1897), Australian politician
- Mackenzie Harvey (b. 2000), Australian cricketer
- McKenzie Milton (born 1997), American football player
- McKenzie Moore (born 1992), American basketball player
- Mackenzie Phillips (b. 1959), American actress
- Mackenzie Rosman (b. 1989), American actress
- MacKenzie Scott (b. 1970), American novelist, billionaire and philanthropist
- Mackenzie Skapski (born 1994), goaltending coach and former Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender
- Mackenzie Thorpe (b. 1956), British artist
- Mackenzie Ward (1903–1976), British stage and film actor
- McKenzie Wark (b. 1961), Australian writer
- Mackenzee Wittke (b. 2008), Canadian girl
- Mackenzie Ziegler (b. 2004), American dancer, singer, actress, model and social media personality
Fictional[]
- Mackenzie Allen from Commander in Chief (TV series)
- Mackenzie Boyd, from Emmerdale
- Mackenzie Browning, in the American soap opera The Young and the Restless
- Mackenzie Calhoun, from the Star Trek: New Frontier series
- Mackenzie "Mack" Hartford, an Operation Overdrive Red Ranger
- Mackenzie Hollister, from Dork Diaries
- Mackenzie McHale, in the American TV series The Newsroom
- Mackenzie Zales, in the American web series The Most Popular Girls in School
- Mackenzie, a Border Collie in the Australian animated television series Bluey
References[]
- ^ "Mackenzie". AskOxford.com. Retrieved 17 April 2010. which cited Concise Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press.
Categories:
- Given names
- English-language unisex given names
- Given names originating from a surname
- Scottish unisex given names