Mackenzie

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Mackenzie^¹

/mɑˈkɛn.ji/
/məˈkɛn.ziː/ UK
/məˈkɛn.zi/ US

Where it 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”).

proper noun Mackenzies

countable, uncountable A surname from Scottish Gaelic of Scottish origin.
countable, uncountable A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1970s and later usage, also in the form Makenzie.
countable, uncountable A male given name.
countable, uncountable A river in the Northwest Territories, the longest in Canada, running from Great Slave Lake to the Beaufort Sea.
Similar: Deh Cho
countable, uncountable A district municipality in the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, central British Columbia, Canada.
countable, uncountable A community in Shuniah, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.
countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States.
countable, uncountable A community in Linden, Guyana.
countable, uncountable A territorial authority in south Canterbury, New Zealand; in full, Mackenzie District.

noun Mackenzies

A kind of cocktail made with gin and fruit juices.

MacKenzie^²

proper noun

Alternative letter-case form of Mackenzie

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: mackenzie river, athabaska, river, isr, beaufort, mckenzie, klein, mckinsey, makenzie, kenzie, kendra, mack, kenna, kenzi, mackenna, mckenna

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Русский	Макке́нзи Makkénzi

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@misc{mackenzie_2026,
  title = {Mackenzie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mackenzie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}