Mackenzie (surname)

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Mackenzie
Origin
MeaningSon of Coinneach
Region of origin Scotland
Other names
Variant form(s)Coinneach, Mackenzie (given name)

Mackenzie, MacKenzie, and McKenzie are of Scottish origin and are related to Clan Mackenzie. The surname Mackenzie is of Scottish origin and derived from Gaelic. The name is an Anglicized form of the Gaelic Mac Coinnich, which is a patronymic form of the personal name Coinneach meaning "comely" or "handsome". [1] [2] Today personal name Coinneach is generally Anglicized as Kenneth however Kenneth was originally used as an Anglicization of different Gaelic personal names. Cionaodh. [2] It was originally written MacKenȝie and pronounced [məˈkɛŋjiː] [3] in Scots, with the "z" representing the old Middle-Scots letter, "ȝ" yogh. This is an Anglicized form of the Scottish Gaelic MacCoinnich, which is a patronymic form of the personal name Coinneach, Anglicized as Kenneth. The personal name means "handsome". [4]

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There are Lowland Scots words and Scottish names that have been affected in a similar way (for example, the surname Menzies ). [5]

People with the surname

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References

  1. ↑ McKenzie Name Meaning and History Archived 13 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2008-03-14 (the website cites: Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN   0-19-508137-4).
  2. 1 2 Kenneth Name Meaning and History Archived 4 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2008-03-16 (the website cites: Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN   0-19-508137-4).
  3. ↑ "Z", Dictionary of the Scots Language
  4. ↑ "Learn about the family history of your surname". Ancestry.com . Retrieved 17 April 2010. which cited Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN   0-19-508137-4. for the surname "McKenzie".
  5. ↑ Menzies Name Meaning and History Archived 14 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2008-03-16 (the website cites: Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN   0-19-508137-4).
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