Mackenzie
//mɑˈkɛn.ji// name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A kind of cocktail made with gin and fruit juices.
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname from Scottish Gaelic of Scottish origin. countable, uncountable
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of Mackenzie. alt-of
- 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 A unisex given name; A male given name. countable, uncountable
- 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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- 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
- 7 A placename; A number of places in Canada; A community in Shuniah, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. countable, uncountable
- 8 A placename; An unincorporated community in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. countable, uncountable
- 9 A placename; A community in Linden, Guyana. countable, uncountable
- 10 A placename; A territorial authority in south Canterbury, New Zealand; in full, Mackenzie District. countable, uncountable
Example
More examples"Billy Mackenzie was a Scottish singer-songwriter."
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”).
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