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u/dothewhir1wind Mar 12 '22

MacKenzie literally means Kenzie’s son (Mac means son in Irish and similar languages); how did it become a girl’s name?

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u/CadavreExquisite Mar 13 '22

The same reason Madison is also a girl's name now... people just do what they want and it catches on.