Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English
Meaning
From the Gaelic surname Mac Coinnich, which means “son of Coinneach”. A famous bearer of the surname was William Lyon MacKenzie (1795-1861), a Canadian journalist and political rebel. As a feminine given name, it was popularized by the American actress Mackenzie Phillips (1959-). In the United Kingdom it is more common as a masculine name.