Mackenzie

Meanings

1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic of Scottish origin.
2. A unisex given name
3. A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1970s and later usage, also in the form Makenzie.
4. A male given name.
5. A placename
6. A number of places in Canada
7. A river in the Northwest Territories, the longest in Canada, running from Great Slave Lake to the Beaufort Sea.
8. A district municipality in the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, central British Columbia, Canada.
9. A community in Shuniah, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.
10. An unincorporated community in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States.
11. A community in Linden, Guyana.
12. A territorial authority in south Canterbury, New Zealand; in full, Mackenzie District.

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

1. Alternative letter-case form of Mackenzie.

Etymology

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”).