Mackenzie for boy? NN= Mack

[name]Hi[/name] Berries!,
What do you think of [name]Mackenzie[/name] for a BOY?
I know it used to be a boys name/unisex, but is seemingly used so rarely for a boy these days. However, if you take a look at many of the nickname potentials, they are boyish–[name]Mac[/name]/[name]Mack[/name], [name]Ken[/name], etc…
So anyway, my SO & I recently adopted a very young male English [name]Springer[/name] Spaniel puppy & my SO completely loved he name [name]Mack[/name]. He wouldn’t budge after I suggested it as a nn for [name]Maverick[/name] ([name]Mack[/name], our pup, is black & white). I didn’t hate the name, and thought ‘Mackee’ was a cute nn–so long as we did NOT call him [name]Max[/name] (SO agreed totally on that one, thank goodness!). His middle name we agreed on, which is [name]Hopper[/name]. :slight_smile:
I have suggested [name]Cormack[/name], Mackabee, Mackinac, Macklin, [name]Macaulay[/name], etc…but he thinks a longer name is not necessarily and silly.
Still, it bothers me. The past couple of days I’ve naturally been calling him [name]Mackenzie[/name] at times when SO is at work–this was an organic happening, not premeditated. It’s really got me thinking how I’d love to see it on a little boy these days. [name]How[/name] fresh! So I’m curious–
WDYT of [name]Mackenzie[/name] for a boy–not just for MY dog–but in general these days??

That’s my cousin’s name, and he goes by [name]Mack[/name]. I think it’s perfectly fine for a human or a dog (though I prefer it for a human, lol).

I absolutely love [name]Mackenzie[/name] for a boy, but I’d never use it as a first name. There’s just too many female Mackenzies and I think it would be annoying for him. I think most people don’t even realize it ever was a male name or that “[name]Mac[/name]” means “son of.” I do love [name]Mack[/name], though, and that’s definitely usable. Some other possibilities for longer names:
[name]Macaire[/name]
[name]Macario[/name]
[name]Malachi[/name]
Macsen (I particularly like this one)
Macarius
[name]Macarthur[/name]
[name]Michael[/name]
[name]Maddox[/name]
Any [name]Max[/name]-name: I know you don’t want him called [name]Max[/name], but I think it’ll happen no matter what.

Honestly, though, I think [name]Mack[/name] would be okay on its own. [name]Jack[/name] works, and I’d certainly take a [name]Mack[/name] more seriously than a [name]Maverick[/name].

[name]Love[/name] it! [name]Mackenzie[/name] sounds so fresh and cool on a boy to me. I have only ever met 3 Mackenzies, and all three of them are boys. All the manly, charming, smart, good-looking sort of guys, too, and as far as I know, none of them have had a problem with their name. [name]One[/name] went by [name]Mack[/name], and the other two went by their full names, I think. I really like it.

I’ve always thought of [name]Mackenzie[/name] as a boys name, and always will do. Here in the UK it is has always been more popular as boys name but so are other names like [name]Riley[/name], [name]Morgan[/name], [name]Bailey[/name], [name]Taylor[/name] etc. [name]Mackenzie[/name] peaked at #109 (510 babies) in 2005, and #278 (149 babies) for girls and it’s still a lot more popular on boys than girls in 2010 - 195 boys / 23 girls. I think [name]Mac[/name], and all the other nicknames are very masculine.

Thanks! This is pretty relevant information to me, actually, considering my new pup is an English [name]Springer[/name] Spaniel. From what I have deduced, most of this breed have ‘English’ or ‘British’ names (to honor their heritage?). VERY helpful information, thank-you so much! :slight_smile:

My ex is named [name]Mackenzie[/name] and goes by [name]Mack[/name]. [name]Mac[/name] was topping my list about a week before he and I met, and I [name]LOVE[/name] [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Mackenzie[/name] nn [name]Mack[/name] on a boy (despite the whole ex situation); I think it’s so handsome.

I think [name]Mackenzie[/name] nn [name]Mack[/name] on a boy would be handsome.

i personally would NEVER use mackenzie on a boy if you live in the US. i only know like 10 mackenzies and they are all girls.

i do like [name]Mack[/name] as a boys name

I would never use it for a boy. In the US it has very much gone to the girls. A little boy with that name would not work well in our culture, [name]IMO[/name]. I don’t even consider it a boys name. I would just use the shorter [name]Mack[/name] or [name]Ken[/name] or other nicknames.

I disagree. [name]One[/name] of the three Mackenzies I know is still a young kid and as far as I know has never experienced anything negative about his name. [name]Just[/name] because it’s a unisex/girls’ name to some people doesn’t mean that it’s a horrible, impossible choice for a little boy these days. Same goes with other unisex names like [name]Bailey[/name], [name]Emerson[/name], [name]Morgan[/name], etc.–I’ve been scared off of using [name]Bailey[/name] on a boy for so long because of comments like this, but every time I come across a male [name]Bailey[/name] (or someone who knows one), this is never the reaction in real life. People take their names in stride, and adjust. It’s a unisex name, still, after all.

It’s supposedly popular in the US but I’ve never met a [name]Mackenzie[/name]

I love that parents of boys are reclaiming their names