Mackenzie is a unisex

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. It is derived from the

Scottish Scottish usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including: *Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland *Scottish English *Scottish national identity, the Scottish ide ...

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, from the Gaelic "MacCoinnich" (or son of Coinneach, or son of the bright one).

People with the given name

* Mackenzie Astin (b. 1973), American actor *

Mackenzie Blackwood Mackenzie Blackwood (born December 9, 1996) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL). Blackwood was the top-rated North American goaltender ranked in the NHL Central Scouting ...

(b. 1996), Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender * Mackenzy Bernadeau (b. 1986), American football guard *

MacKenzie Bourg MacKenzie Richard Bourg (born September 11, 1992; ; ) is an American singer-songwriter originally from Lafayette, Louisiana. He was placed fourth in the fifteenth season of the reality show ''American Idol.'' Prior to appearing on ''American I ...

(b. 1992), American singer-songwriter * Sir Mackenzie Bowell (1823–1917), English-born Canadian Prime Minister *

Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes (born 13 July 1991) is a Canadian ski jumper. Career 2009: World Cup debut Mackenzie was raised in Calgary, Alberta, where he trained on the ski jumps at Canada Olympic Park. He made his world cup debut in 2009 in Vanc ...

(b. 1991), Canadian ski jumper, Olympian * Mackenzie Brown (b. 1995), American archer * Mackenzie Crook (b. 1971), British actor *

Mackenzie Davis Mackenzie Rio Davis (born April 1, 1987) is a Canadian actress, producer, and model. She made her feature film debut in '' Smashed'' (2012). In 2013, she appeared in ''Breathe In'' and '' The F Word'' (for which she was nominated for the Canadia ...

(b. 1987), Canadian actress * Mackenzie Dern (b. 1993), Brazilian MMA fighter * Mackynzie Duggar (b. 2009), daughter of Americans Joshua and Anna Duggar *

Mackenzie Foy Mackenzie Christine Foy (born November 10, 2000) is an American actress and model. She is known for portraying Renesmee Cullen in the 2012 film '' The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2'', which earned her a Young Artist Award nomination a ...

(b. 2000), American child model *

McKenzie Grant McKenzie Grant (c. 1834 – 15 September 1897) was an Australian pastoralist and politician. He owned or leased large quantities of land in Western Australia, especially in the North-West, and served in the Legislative Council of Western Austr ...

(1834–1897), Australian politician * Mackenzie Harvey (b. 2000), Australian cricketer * Mackenzie McDonald (b. 1995), American tennis player * McKenzie Milton (born 1997), American football player *

McKenzie Moore McKenzie Zachary Moore (born May 11, 1992) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the TNT Tropang Giga of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Moore earned a name for himself in New Zealand between 2015 and 2017. ...

(born 1992), American basketball player * Mackenzie Phillips (b. 1959), American actress *

MacKenzie Porter MacKenzie Lea Porter (born January 29, 1990) is a Canadian country music, country singer, songwriter, and actress. She has released one self-titled album and achieved four Canada Country number ones with "About You (MacKenzie Porter song), About ...

(b. 1990), Canadian country singer, actress and songwriter. *

Mackenzie Rosman Mackenzie Rosman (born December 28, 1989) is an American actress. She is known for her television role as Ruthie Camden on The WB's long-running drama series '' 7th Heaven''. Career In 1996, Rosman was cast in the role of Ruthie Camden on ''7 ...

(b. 1989), American actress * MacKenzie Scott (b. 1970), American novelist, billionaire and philanthropist * Mackenzie Skapski (born 1994), goaltending coach and former Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender *

Mackenzie Soldan Mackenzie Soldan (born May 14, 1992) is an American wheelchair basketball and wheelchair tennis player. She represented the United States at the 2011 Parapan American Games where she won two gold medals, 2012 London Paralympics in wheelchair te ...

(b. 1992), American wheelchair basketball and wheelchair tennis player. *

Mackenzie Thorpe Mackenzie Thorpe (born 1956 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire) is a British artist. In 2019 he celebrated 30 years of artistic practice with a world tour, ''From the Heart,'' which included the UK in July; he was also appointed as the official artist to 2 ...

(b. 1956), British artist *

Mackenzie Ward Mackenzie Ward (20 February 1903 – January 1976) was a British stage and film actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or ...

(1903–1976), British stage and film actor * McKenzie Wark (b. 1961), Australian writer * Mackenzee Wittke (b. 2008), Canadian girl * Mackenzie Zacharias (b. 1999), Canadian curler * Mackenzie Ziegler (b. 2004), American dancer, singer, actress, model and social media personality

Fictional

Mackenzie Allen ''Commander in Chief'' is an American political drama television series that focused on the fictional administration and family of Mackenzie Allen (portrayed by Geena Davis), the first female president of the United States, who ascends to the po ...

from ''Commander in Chief'' (TV series) *

Mackenzie Boyd ''Emmerdale'' is a British soap opera first broadcast on 16 October 1972. The following is a list of characters that first appear during 2020, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by the soap's executive producer, Jane Huds ...

, from ''Emmerdale'' * Mackenzie Browning, in the American soap opera ''The Young and the Restless'' * Mackenzie Calhoun, from the ''Star Trek: New Frontier'' series *Mackenzie "Mack" Hartford, an Operation Overdrive Red Ranger * Mackenzie Hollister, from '' Dork Diaries'' * Mackenzie McHale, in the American TV series '' The Newsroom'' * Mackenzie Zales, in the American web series ''

The Most Popular Girls in School ''The Most Popular Girls in School'' (abbreviated ''MPGIS'') is an American adult stop-motion animated comedy web series that debuted on YouTube on May 1, 2012. Created by Mark Cope and Carlo Moss, the series animates Barbie, Ken and other fash ...

'' * Mackenzie, a Border Collie in the Australian animated television series '' Bluey

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