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Mickenzie
How to Pronounce Mickenzie
Pronounced mih-KEN-zee /mɪˈkɛn.zi/Medium
Meaning: Mickenzie is a variant spelling of Mackenzie, from the Scottish Gaelic surname Mac Coinnich — 'son of Coinneach', a name meaning 'fair' or 'comely'. As Mackenzie became a popular girls' name, spellings like this multiplied.Medium
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
Mickenzie is a phonetic respelling of Mackenzie, from the Scottish Gaelic Mac Coinnich, 'son of Coinneach', whose name means 'fair' or 'comely'. The surname turned girls' name spawned dozens of variants, of which this is a rarer one.
The spelling stayed in the long tail, given to only a few dozen girls a year around its late-1990s peak, and it reads today as an uncommon form of Mackenzie.
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What does the name Mickenzie mean?
Mickenzie is a respelling of Mackenzie, from Scottish Gaelic 'son of Coinneach', 'the fair one'.
How do you pronounce Mickenzie?
It's said mih-KEN-zee /mɪˈkɛn.zi/ — three syllables, stress on the second.
Is Mickenzie a boy or girl name?
Mickenzie is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Mickenzie?
Mickenzie has always been rare in the U.S., a variant spelling of the popular Mackenzie.