Mackenzie (given name)
| Mackenzie | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Unisex |
| Language(s) | English |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Word/name | Mackenzie (surname) |
| Meaning | Son of Coinneach |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Makensie; Makenzie; Mickenzie; Mackynzie; Mekenzie; Mackenzey |
| Related names | Kenzie; Mackenzie (surname); MacKenzie (surname); McKenzie (surname) |
Mackenzie is a given name derived from a Scottish surname. In North America, the name is used for girls more often than boys.[1]
Statistics
Mackenzie was the 64th most popular name for girls born in the United States in 2007. This spelling of the name was also among the top 1,000 most popular names for American boys from 1980 to 2001. It was last ranked among the top 1,000 names for boys in the United States in 2001.[2] Alternate spelling McKenzie was the 161st most popular name for girls born in 2007 in the United States.[3]
Variations
Variations of the given name Mackenzie include: Makenzie, Mackynzie, Makensie,[1] Mickenzie and Mckenzie.[4] Reduced forms of Mackenzie are Mack, Kenz and Kenzie.[5]
People with the given name
- Mackenzie Astin (b. 1973), American actor
- MacKenzie Bezos, American novelist
- Sir Mackenzie Bowell (1823-1917), English-born Canadian Prime Minister
- Mackenzie Crook (b. 1971), British actor
- Mackenzie Phillips (b. 1959), American actress
- Mackenzie Rosman (b. 1989), American actress
- Mackenzie Thorpe (b. 1956), British artist
- Mackynzie Duggar (b. 2009), daughter of American reality TV stars Joshua and Anna Duggar
- Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes (b. 1991), Canadian ski jumper, Olympian
- Mackenzie Browning Hellstrom, a character on the American soap opera The Young and the Restless
- Mackenzie McHale, a character on American T.V. series The Newsroom
- Mackenzie Foy (b. 2000), American child model and actress
- Mackenzie Ziegler (b. 2004), child dancer and singer on American reality show Dance Moms
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Mackenzie". AskOxford.com. Retrieved 17 April 2010. which cited Concise Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press.
- ↑ Behind the Name
- ↑ Behind the Name
- ↑ "Mickenzie". AskOxford.com. Retrieved 17 April 2010. which cited Concise Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press.
- ↑ "Kenzie". AskOxford.com. Retrieved 17 April 2010. which cited Concise Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press.