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I'm probably one of those few who prefers Mackenzie on a girl. It just seems more girly imo. I'm not entirely sure why, but that's the way I've always seen it. It used to be one of my top faves, but my tastes have changed, and it's now more of a GP for me, but still only for a girl.

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I'm not fond of Harper, but I definitely prefer it on a girl. Avery could grow on me. It's another name that seems more girly imo, although I can see it both ways, and definitely don't mind it on a boy.

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Jennifer Nicole
Loving the Names:
Ariella Kathryn, Carrie Marie, Elisabeth Ava, Faith Alexandra, Michaela Reese, Sadie Elisabeth
Cade Preston, Deacon James, Grant William, Jude Hamilton, Roman Spencer

Boy! MacKenzie is definitely more masculine, especially with the nn Mac.

I like all three names for a girl. :)

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Cassie Anne (not Cassandra!)
Fiance to Grant Stephen
Mum to Hayley Anne :)
D.O.B: 8th October, 2004
baby #2 due: 19th May, 2007

I think of all three as girl names. I LOVE Harper on a girl. I dislike the name MacKenzie, but I see it as a girls name.

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My niece would have been Mackenzie Joseph nn Mack if she were a boy. It was in honor of a friend on her parent that had recently passed away. I didn't really like the idea of it right away but I warmed up to the idea because we were sure it was going to be a boy. I do like it better on a boy now.

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Proud Auntie!
Robbie, Brady, Juliana, Sophie, Graham, Teresa, and soon to be one more!

Boy :) nn Mac

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**miss_smiley**

Girl. I've never heard of a guy named MacKenzie...

Madison means son of and I jsut couldnt see it on a little boy. I prefer MacKenzie for a boy too but I can see where people would choose it for a girl.

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I know, I know... Im a loser but I just love my cat so dang much!

I greatly prefer Mackenzie for a boy, but I don't really like the name no matter who has it. Of all the "mac-" names in the world, I can't imagine why Mackenzie became popular. My opinion should be taken with a grain of salt, though, because I would prefer Harper and Avery on boys as well.

I only like Mackenzie, and Avery on boys. Harper for both.

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Future Mommy to: River, Charlotte, Bindi

I love Avery and Mackenzie for boys ONLY! Harper is a surname and I never like seeing it as a first name, but if I HAD to choose...boy.

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~~Kris~~

I know it means "son of," but I don't know any boys named Mackenzie and so it sounds girly to me. Actually, I'd prefer it on neither gender as I don't like the name anyway.

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"The only man who makes no mistakes is the man who never does anything." ~~ Theodore Roosevelt

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Loving Theodore and Chloe!

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I do prefer Mackenzie on a boy, but there's no reason why it shouldn't be used on a girl. At least none that I can see.

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"Meanings" don't matter to me anymore. I mean, who decided that this name has this meaning? People like us, not some sort of higher beings.

I prefer it on a girl, it's hardly ever been used on boys anyway. I say, whichever gender takes the name and runs with it, has it. First-come, first-served.

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So what if it means "son of Kenneth?" Alison means "son of Alice" and nobody here seems to think it's a better name on boys. When I read the Canterbury Tales in high school, Alison appeared several times in the book, and always on females.

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Most people don't really care that much, practice about a name's meaning. They do here because this is a board all about names, but I don't think all that many people select a name for its meaning, or discard a name because of it.

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If Mackenzie means "son of Kenneth" and this is why people object to it on girls, then why don't they also object to it for any boy whose dad isn't named Kenneth?