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What does Mckenna mean?
Mckenna 
▲ as a girls' name (also used less generally as boys' name Mckenna) is pronounced ma-KEN-ah. It is of Scottish and Gaelic origin, and the meaning of Mckenna is "ascend". From the Gaelic word "eirghe". Popular use of this surname as a given name is influenced by the similar use of Mckenzie.
ENDS WITH -na
Variations
SEE ALSO Makena
MASCULINE FORM Makena
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Mckenna Kynleigh (M.K.), ..
How popular is Mckenna?
Mckenna is a rare first name for women but a very popular surname for both adults and children (#1226 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Mckenna was first listed in 1990 and reached its peak rank of #177 in the U.S. in the year 2002, and is presently at #258. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Mackenna, Makena (#1290 FROM CURRENT RECORDS) and Mckenzie (#203) are the prominent alternative forms of Mckenna (#258). These forms of Mckenna reached the top of their popularity 2 decades ago (ADOPTION OF 0.25%) and are somewhat less conventional today (ADOPTION 0.17%, DOWN 32%). Mckenna is the most chic name for newborns in this compilation.
Similar Names
Mckenna▲ is alike in pronunciation to Makenna. Other recommended sound-alike names are Arlenna (see Arlinda), Brenna▼, Brienna, Carenna, Dalenna, Denna, Elkanna, Gaenna, Genna, Glenna▼, Guenna, Gwenna, Helenna, Jenna▼, Karenna, Kenna▲, Lenna▼, Lorenna, Madena, Madonna▼, Malena, Mareena, Mareina, Marena, Marinna, Maveena, Maxena, Mckayla▼, Meena, Mekea, Meleana, Meleena, Mena, Merna, Mikella, Mileena, Milena▲, Minna▼, Miyanna, Monna, Morena, Morwenna, Mykela, Nenna, Oceana, Penna, Quenna, Ravenna, Rowenna, Selenna, Serenna, Sienna▲, Sirenna, Venna, Vienna▲ and Zenna. These names tend to be more commonly used than Mckenna.
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