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MACKENZIE

Gender: Feminine & Masculine

Usage: English

Pronounced: mə-KEN-zee   [key]

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-).
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