Kenzie
Meaning of Kenzie
Kenzie, most plausibly a clipped form of the Scottish surname-turned-given name Mackenzie, traces its linguistic roots to the Gaelic patronymic MacCoinnich, “son of Coinneach,” wherein Coinneach denotes “bright” or “fair,” yet the truncation has shed both the masculine prefix and the literal “son of” sense, permitting contemporary use almost exclusively for girls in the United States; across five decades of Social Security data, the name’s diffusion displays a measured rise from statistical obscurity in 1970 to a zenith of 1,329 registrations in 2014 (rank 237) before entering a gradual deceleration to 470 occurrences in 2024 (rank 522), a trajectory that situates Kenzie among the cohort of modern, two-syllable diminutives whose appeal rests on phonetic briskness, surname cachet, and a faint Scottish lilt rather than on traditional etymological meaning.
Pronunciation
English
- Pronunced as KEN-zee (/ˈkɛnzi/)
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Notable People Named Kenzie
| Kenzie Paige is an American professional wrestler with the NWA, leading Pretty Empowered and holding titles like the inaugural NWA World Women's Television Champion. |
| Kenzie Ruston Hemric is a former American stock car racer who last competed in 2015 and is married to current NASCAR driver Daniel Hemric. |
| James MacKenzie, known as Kenzie, is a British rapper, DJ, actor, and personal trainer who was formerly in Blazin' Squad and 5th Story. |
| Kenzie is a South Korean songwriter and record producer signed to SM Entertainment, renowned for crafting hits for artists like Girls' Generation, Exo, and Twice. |
| American athlete Kenzie Kent excels in both lacrosse and ice hockey, and was drafted 4th overall by the Boston Pride in 2017. |
