Mackenzie
English
editEtymology
editSpelling 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
editProper noun
editMackenzie
- A surname from Scottish Gaelic of Scottish origin.
- A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1970s and later usage, also in the form Makenzie.
- A male given name.
- A river in the Northwest Territories, the longest in Canada, running from Great Slave Lake to the Beaufort Sea.
- Synonym: Deh Cho
- A district municipality in the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, central British Columbia, Canada.
- A community of Shuniah, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.
- An unincorporated community in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States.
- A community of Linden, Guyana.
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editNoun
editMackenzie (plural Mackenzies)
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