Meanings
Mackenzie1
plural Mackenzies
- A unisex given name
- countableuncountableA female given name transferred from the surname, of 1970s and later usage, also in the form Makenzie.
- countableuncountableA male given name.
- A placename
- countableuncountableA river in the Northwest Territories, the longest in Canada, running from Great Slave Lake to the Beaufort Sea.
Synonyms: Deh Cho
- countableuncountableA district municipality in the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, central British Columbia, Canada.
- countableuncountableA community in Shuniah, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States.
- countableuncountableA territorial authority in south Canterbury, New Zealand; in full, Mackenzie District.
MacKenzie2
- Alternative letter-case form of Mackenzie.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA river in the Northwest Territories, the longest in Canada, running from Great Slave Lake to the Beaufort Sea.
Origin
- Scottish GaelicMacCoinnich
- ScotsMacKenȝie
- EnglishMackenzie
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”).
More words from Scots, Scottish Gaelic
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Persian مکنزی
- مکنزی (makenzi)a surname
Russian Макке́нзи
- Макке́нзи (Makkénzi)a surname
Cite this entry
Mackenzie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mackenzie
“Mackenzie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mackenzie. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mackenzie,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mackenzie.
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