Earlier posters were obviously not aware that the name Kenzie does have a historical feminine meaning. Perhaps people stick to only what they think is common and have heard of themselves out of comfort and are afraid to accept more unique names. It's easy for the ear to accept redundancy and the brain to not be aware that that is occurring. Mackenzie is beautiful as is Kenzie.The "teen mom" reference is a bit ignorant as names rise to popularity with the times. Names come and go. It's like saying the names Iris, Doris, Darlene, Irene are horrible and screams "geriatrics unit" and the names Carla, Jennifer, Maryann, Tiffany, Jessica and Melissa are awful as they scream "oh lord, it's the 1980's"... I think all those names are lovely and in fact it is the individual who defines the elegance and intellect in a name.
― Anonymous User 5/16/2015
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Not exactly a "meaningful" name...And by the way, if you look up the meaning of MacKenzie, you'll find that it means "son of Coinneach". You might be thinking, "well, if you take out the "Mac" part, it no longer means "son of" and thus becomes feminine"... that is so wrong. The name Coinneach is a MASCULINE Scottish name meaning "handsome".There is nothing feminine about Kenzie other than the common misconception that names ending in the "ee" sound are girly.
The "teen mom" reference is a bit ignorant as names rise to popularity with the times. Names come and go. It's like saying the names Iris, Doris, Darlene, Irene are horrible and screams "geriatrics unit" and the names Carla, Jennifer, Maryann, Tiffany, Jessica and Melissa are awful as they scream "oh lord, it's the 1980's"... I think all those names are lovely and in fact it is the individual who defines the elegance and intellect in a name.