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Mackinsey
How to Pronounce Mackinsey
Pronounced muh-KIN-zee /məˈkɪn.zi/Medium
Meaning: Mackinsey is a phonetic respelling of Mackenzie, from the Scottish Gaelic MacCoinnich, son of Coinneach, a name meaning comely, handsome or fair. Used for girls in America, it keeps the Scottish surname meaning while softening the spelling.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Mackinsey is a modern respelling of Mackenzie, a Scottish clan surname from MacCoinnich, son of Coinneach, the fair one. Mackenzie became a favorite American girls' name in the late twentieth century, and inventive spellings like this one followed as families sought a distinctive look.
Mackinsey was always rare in this spelling, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the late two-thousands. A girl named Mackinsey then is still in her teens today.
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What does the name Mackinsey mean?
It is a respelling of Mackenzie, a Scottish surname meaning son of Coinneach, the fair or comely one.
How do you pronounce Mackinsey?
It is said muh-KIN-zee /məˈkɪn.zi/, three syllables with the stress on the second.
Is Mackinsey a boy or girl name?
Mackinsey is used here as a girl's name.
How popular is Mackinsey?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the late two-thousands.