Message: "MacKenzie" - Behind the Name

MacKenzie

by stacey (guest)

5/26/2002, 1:30 PM

i noticed that MacKenzie can be m of f, but i always considered it to be male. I was very surprised to see it in the top names for girls in US. coming from england i have never heard anyone of this name before. i like it and hope to call a son i have MacKenzie one day in the future. i wonder if any one thinks this is more of a girls name than a boys?

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- Sarahjeanne (guest) +1

5/28/2002, 4:47 PM

It is more commonly used as a girls name in the U.S. although, the "Mac" does mean son of. It has always been a favorite name of mine for a girl, but it would make more sense for a boy, given it's meaning.

- Anna Maria (guest)

6/7/2002, 2:42 PM

I think the name MacKenzie is so cute....but i wouldn't use it for a girl even if it means son of. I am going to name my little girl Hayden Mackenzie!

- Christina (guest) +1

5/27/2002, 2:44 AM

I have only ever heard the name Makenzie used for a girl. I suppose it would depend on where you placed the emphasis- MAC kenzie (male) or MA kenzie (female). Origin or not, it is widely accepted as a girl's name in the US.

Hope it helps!

Christina

- Pavlos (guest)

5/27/2002, 9:25 AM

LOL!

MA Kenzie?
As in Kenzie's Mom?

- Lissa (guest)

5/26/2002, 7:03 PM

I only know of one guy named this, Mackenzie (not with a capital K). He was called Mac, for short.

- Barb (guest) +2

5/26/2002, 2:15 PM

I believe the prefix "Mac" means "son of", so I'm not sure how this has come into recent use as a girl's name. (Maybe after an ancestor's surname or one of the many "Mackenzie" place names.) Seems more logical as a boys name to me!

- Daividh (guest) +1

5/26/2002, 9:31 PM

Never underestimate the ignorance of the American child-bearing public...

- Anneza (guest)

5/27/2002, 8:30 AM

Indeed. It seems that a goodly number of 'em believe that Chloe and Zoe rhyme with Joe.

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