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[Opinions] Mckenna or Makenna?
Which spelling do you like? And what are some middle names for this girls name? Our last name starts with an H.
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Makena or Makenna and it's not just a surname, Makena is a city
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Would be pretty unthinkable in Ireland, since "mac" literally means "son" in Irish. And Mackenna is a pretty common surname. If you were talking Irish, it would only be a man's surname. For example, is a guy was called Sean Mackenna in English, he would be Seán Mac Cionnaith in Irish. He might actually be called that if he moved to the Gaeltacht (parts of Ireland where people speak Irish as their first language.) And if a girl was called Aisling Mackenna in English, she would be Aisling Nic Cionnaith in Irish. "Mac" and "O" are only ever masculine surname prefixes. The feminine are "Ní" and "Nic". So, in Irish it would really make no sense to call a girl Mackenna or Mckenna.
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neither, it's a surname
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I say McKenna
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I prefer Kenna without the Mc- or Ma-.
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Neither!
If I had to choose, Mckenna because a correct spelling. Makenna looks more illiterate.
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dittoz
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I don't really like this name at all, but if I had to choose the better spelling i'd say Makenna.
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Neither. I'd go with Mackenna.
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