Mackenzie

Scottish Gaelic Mac (“son of”) +‎ Kenzie (“the intelligent one" or possibly "the wise ruler”) or “the bright one/the one born of fire”. Possible alternate: Gaelic MacCoinneach (“Son of Kenneth”). Originally a surname, the family motto being “I shine, not burn.”

Mackenzie

1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic of Scottish origin.
2. A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1970s and later usage, also in the form Makenzie.
3. A male given name.
4. A river in the Northwest Territories, the longest in Canada, running from Great Slave Lake to the Beaufort Sea.
5. A district municipality in the Regional District of Fraser–Fort George, central British Columbia, Canada.
6. A community in Shuniah, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.
7. An unincorporated community in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States.
8. A community in Linden, Guyana.

Mackenzie (plural Mackenzies)

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

• MacKenna
• MacCoinneach

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