Mackenzie

  • [ mə-KEN-zee ]
  • English
From the Gaelic surname Mac Coinnich, which means "son of COINNEACH". A famous bearer of the surname was William Lyon MacKenzie (1795-1861), a Canadian journalist and political rebel. As a feminine given name, it was popularized by the American actress Mackenzie Phillips (1959-).

COINNEACH   male   Scottish
Derived from Gaelic caoin "handsome". It is often Anglicized as Kenneth.
EQUIVALENTS
ENGLISH: Makenzie, Mckenzie
MASCULINE FORMS
ENGLISH: Kenzie
OTHER FORMS
DANISH: Kennet, Kenneth
ENGLISH: Ken, Kendra, Kenith, Kenneth, Kennith, Kenny
IRISH: Cainneach
NORWEGIAN: Kennet, Kenneth
SCOTTISH: Coinneach, Kenina, Kenna, Kenneth, Kenny
SWEDISH: Kennet, Kenneth