Mackenzie

//mɑˈkɛn.ji// name, noun

Definitions

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

Etymology

Etymology 1

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”).

Etymology 2

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”).

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