What gender do you jump to

[~Trish~]

I automatically think girl

[Cricket]

Definitely girl for me.

[willow5]

I think girl I like it

[feeb]

i think girl

[ubba82]

I think of a girl.

[ezymay]

I think girl!

[NaeNae]

I automatically think girl but thats because there is a radio announcer on the local wire who has a daughter named Mackenzie Paige and he talks about her heaps during his shows.

[rufalina]

Thanks... I was assuming most people would jump to girl, but Manhattan, it is great to know some think BOY.

I love it as a boys name... Mack... I always have, I think is is a strong sounding masculine name, But now is is so female orientated, I am concerned that if I chose to use is that way my poor son would be though of as a girl when people read his name, or calling out Mackenzie in a playground, I would get 10 girls looking round, and then my poor little boy... And knowing how many people love is as a girls name worries me too...

Dunno, we are really struggling with naming this little one...

[Tanya]

Girl... only know girls with this name.

[{sarah}]

Boy for me and I don't know anyone with the name other than one that has it as a middle name, oddly enogh a girl LOL!

[Manhattan]

Boy for me, I dont know anyone by this name IRL, and for me it conjures up nicknames like Mac and Macca which are boy names for me

[~Gee_Whizzy~]

Boy for me, I dont know anyone by this name IRL, and for me it conjures up nicknames like Mac and Macca which are boy names for me

LOL..thats the exact reason why my DH vetoed it for our DD!

[AliBaby]

Boy for me, I dont know anyone by this name IRL, and for me it conjures up nicknames like Mac and Macca which are boy names for me

:yeahthat:

[rufalina]

I love Mack, but I dont like using "nicknames" for names... and I really cant find another mack name that I Love...

Oh well, it is as I assumed, just too feminised... Shame... think I am going to have to move on...

[AliBaby]

Hun you go with what you and DP want

It isnt an overly common name one way or the other. As a teacher I havent come across any Mackenzies boys or girls.

It is kind of like the name Ashley Could be girl or boy. If your son feels its not masculine enough then he can call himself Macca (which lets face it in high school thats what kids do- shorten names.

If you really love it and your DH does too then you name your little boy Mackenzie.

[Astrid]

Girl here! First I heard of it being used as a first name was when my sister used for her daughter, who is now 9.

[shellbell3]

Definately a girl, I hadn't even thought it could go for a boy but guess from other posts it can.