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Mackenzie.

A surname from Scottish Gaelic of Scottish origin.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/mɑˈkɛn.ji//məˈkɛn.ziː/Received-Pronunciation/məˈkɛn.zi/General-American

  1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic of Scottish origin.

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  2. A unisex given name A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1970s and later usage, also in the form Makenzie.

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  3. A unisex given name A male given name.

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  4. A placename A number of places in Canada A river in the Northwest Territories, the longest in Canada, running from Great Slave Lake to the Beaufort Sea.

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  5. A placename A number of places in Canada A district municipality in the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, central British Columbia, Canada.

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  6. A placename A number of places in Canada A community in Shuniah, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.

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  7. A placename An unincorporated community in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States.

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  8. A placename A community in Linden, Guyana.

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  9. A placename A territorial authority in south Canterbury, New Zealand; in full, Mackenzie District.

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Where this word comes from

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

noun/mɑˈkɛn.ji//məˈkɛn.ziː/Received-Pronunciation/məˈkɛn.zi/General-American

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

Where this word comes from

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

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