35 ways to spell Mackenzie

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35 ways to spell Mackenzie
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Thu, 01-04-2007 - 4:13pm

I saw this article in the Newspaper.... Thought I'd share it :-)


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Registered: 09-24-2005
Tue, 01-16-2007 - 1:41am
Just thought that I would add a couple other ways to spell it. If I have a little girl I am spelling it this way MaKenzie. I know a couple who spell their little girl's like this Mahkenzie. Thank you Julia(ttc#1 with no luck)
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Tue, 01-16-2007 - 12:26pm
I'm new to this board but I just thought it was interesting that the way I spell it (the way the pp said she would spell it) is not on that list..:) that's very interesting.
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Registered: 11-09-2003
Tue, 01-16-2007 - 2:58pm

Thank you for sharing the article - interesting...

IMO, some of these names are different to Mackenzie. I feel that Mackinzie and Mackanzie are different names and not just different spellings. Anyone else think that?

Of the list, I like Mackenzie, Mackinsey, Makensy and Mackensie.

I don't like Mackenziee, Machenzie, Mackanzie, Mykensie and Makynzye

If I saw Mckenze, Mckenize, Makinze, Makynse, Makynize or Makenze, I would probably say Mah-kenz rather than Mah-kenz-zee because of the spelling!

Interesting list!

Thanks!
Elaine

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Registered: 09-29-2005
Tue, 01-16-2007 - 4:44pm

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Oh, you're definitely right. That's the problem with many "kre8iv" spellings ... they no longer resemble the names they're supposed to represent, and often cannot be pronounced the same according to the grammar rules we all should have learned in elementary school.

Like you said, Mackinzie would be "Mc-Kin-zee" and Mackanzie is "Mc-Kann-zee." Similarly, switching the Mc-/Mac- for Ma- or My- does not the same name or pronunciation make. ;) MyKenzee (or whatever) doesn't say Mackenzie. It says "my Ken-zee." Just like Makynna isn't the same as McKenna. That one says "Ma Kin-a." LOL

You can't just randomly change letters and call it the same name or expect it to be pronounced the same. It doesn't make it less common, just more confusing (and often uneducated, as evidenced by some of these LOL). I'm guessing that was kind of the point of the article, to sarcastically point out that purposefully misspelling a name isn't so unique when everyone else is doing it.

~Kyllea (just kidding ... it's Kelli hehe)


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Registered: 03-27-2003
Tue, 01-16-2007 - 7:09pm
I know two different families who spell their last names Mechenzie, pronounced McKenzie/MacKenzie. I don't know either of them well enough to ask the origin of their LNs or if they are some how related.
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Registered: 12-10-2007
Fri, 12-28-2007 - 8:20am
my fav way's Mahkenzie ;)