Mckenzie

Mckenzie Meaning & Origin

About Mckenzie
The name Mckenzie is of Scottish origin and is derived from the Gaelic surname MacCoinnich, meaning "son of Coinneach." Coinneach is a Gaelic name that translates to "handsome" or "fair one." Therefore, the name Mckenzie can be interpreted to mean "son of the fair one" or "son of the handsome one."

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Name Popularity

Gender Distribution

Most individuals with the name Mckenzie are female.

Mckenzie Popularity Trends

The popularity of the name has decreased by -10.46% over the past year.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
MKNS
🗽 NYSIIS
MN
🔊 Soundex
M20520
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
M AH0 K EH1 N Z IY0
🌐 IPA
/məˈkɛnzi/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('MKNS', 'MKNTS')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
M252

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Mckenzie in Braille

Here's how to represent Mckenzie in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.

The name Mckenzie in braille

How to Spell the Name Mckenzie in American Sign Language (ASL)

The image below shows how you can spell Mckenzie using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Mckenzie in sign language

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