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Mackenzie

by rascaldog (guest)

2/15/2006, 1:52 PM

i know it's pretty trendy right now (i seem to like trendy names)but wdyt?

#Mackenzie

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- Oona +1

2/16/2006, 8:53 AM

I'll see the "too trendy" and "bad meaning" comments and raise you a "dull" and "insubstantial" and "too cutesy."

- Isla

2/16/2006, 11:17 AM

Ditto! lol

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- Kate (guest)

2/16/2006, 7:22 AM

The "son of-" meaning does not bother me at all. I have never understood why people care so desperately about keeping certain names only for girls, or only for boys. The only Mackenzie's I have ever known (and I know a lot) are ALL girls. I don't like this name because it is ridiculously tendy, and every second little girl seems to be named this. At least around here (Ontario, Canada) anyways. I prefer something a little more creative. Just my opinions, I hope no one is offended.

- smiley (guest)

2/16/2006, 1:30 AM

I like it lol with the nn Mac!

- MusicalTwinSiStar2

2/15/2006, 5:08 PM

Sorry, I hate it with passion...! :-/

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- jesusfreak94 (bjd1994rts)

2/15/2006, 4:50 PM

Mackenzie its pretty but not one of my favorites. I heard a nn Kinzie.

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- Ylva

2/15/2006, 4:39 PM

Mackenzie is not only trendy, but it is also a surname meaning "SON of Kenneth"? What is so great with such a name when there are lots of gorgeous girl's names, which are classic and feminine.

Or do you only care about the sound of the name, nothing about meaning or history?

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- simplyiris +2

2/15/2006, 4:37 PM

I think Mackenzie is a really pretty name, even though I wouldn't use it. I didn't actually know that it was considered a trendy name- you don't hear it very much in Scotland.

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- Ylva +1

2/15/2006, 4:42 PM

I guess the ln-as-fn trend has not reached Scotland yet

Also, since McKenzie is a Scottish surname, maybe people don't find this name so great as fn?

I think McKenzie would be a nice mn, if it was a family name.

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- Briallen (Ora)

2/15/2006, 5:13 PM

Actually, I read that the Scots were one of the first to start using surnames as first names. They've been doing it for a few hundred years now.

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- JillyBean (guest)

2/15/2006, 3:17 PM

Mackenzie

It's not my style and I would never use it but I think it would be ok for a boy only. I know it's supposed to be masculine & feminine but I feel it's very masculine.

- Andrew (AndrewJKD)

2/15/2006, 2:56 PM

To me, too trendy for a girl, and such a guy-ish meaning, but I do think it's not bad for a guy. I dislike it on both, though.

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- delaney04 (guest) +2

2/15/2006, 2:44 PM

Not a favorite, but I'm ok with in on a girl. I much prefer it over Madison and McKenna.

- Mie (AJay)

2/15/2006, 5:37 PM

Agreed.

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- Jessi

2/15/2006, 2:47 PM

ditto

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- lulu (guest)

2/15/2006, 2:43 PM

Well... My mn is MacKenzie. And I hate it! I hope you don't take any offense to that! Really, I just think it is too trendy, don't like the meaning, (mine is spelled silly) and it is rather sur-namish.

- mum2bubba

2/15/2006, 2:43 PM

I like it spelt MacKenzie, I don't care about trendyness. :)

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- Miranda (Randee15) +1

2/15/2006, 2:33 PM

I really dislike "son of" names for girls, and Mackenzie's no exception. Why'd you want to name your daughter a name meaning "son of Kenneth"?

The trendiness turns me off too.

But if I had a son with guy named Kenneth, I'd maybe name him Mackenzie in honour of his father.

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- Julia (guest)

2/15/2006, 3:52 PM

Ditto except the Kenneth part :P

- Kelly R. (Kelly716)

2/15/2006, 2:05 PM

Mackenzie is not my style for a girl, mainly due to the "son of" meaning (the same applies to most other names that mean "son of" when used on a girl). Sorry!

- Spree

2/15/2006, 2:05 PM

I like it, but I wouldn't use it - not b/c of the popularity issue, just nms

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