Mackenzie

English

Etymology

Spelling pronunciation of Scots MacKenȝie with the letter yogh confused with Z. Ultimately from Scottish Gaelic MacCoinnich, itself from mac (“son, descendant”) +‎ Coinnich (“of Coinneach”).

Pronunciation

• (Scotland, traditional elsewhere) IPA^(key): /mɑˈkɛnji/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /məˈkɛnziː/

Proper noun

Mackenzie

1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic of Scottish origin.
2. A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1970s and later usage, also in the form Makenzie.
3. A male given name.
4. A river in the Northwest Territories, the longest in Canada, running from Great Slave Lake to the Beaufort Sea.

   Synonym: Deh Cho

5. A district municipality in the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, central British Columbia, Canada.
6. A community of Shuniah, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.
7. An unincorporated community in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States.
8. A community of Linden, Guyana.

Alternative forms

• Mackenzi
• Mackensie
• MacKenzie
• MacKensie
• MacKinzie
• Mac Kenzie
• Mac Kensie
• Mc Kenzie
• Mc Kensie
• McKenzie
• McKensie
• Mckenzie
• Mckensie
• McKinzie
• Mckinzie
• Mckenzi

Translations

a surname

• Persian: مکنزی (makenzi)
• Russian: Макке́нзи (ru) (Makkénzi)

Noun

Mackenzie (plural Mackenzies)

1. A kind of cocktail made with gin and fruit juices.

See also

• MacKenna
• MacCoinneach

Further reading

• http://clanmackenzie.com/