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McKenna?

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JamesQueen · 07/09/2017 15:15

Is McKenna okay for a first name (girl) if not, middle name? Thanks

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FrancisCrawford · 07/09/2017 19:05

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expatinscotland · 07/09/2017 18:47

How about calling her Jones or Dunlop or Mundell, since you're going for a surname as forename?

Fekko · 07/09/2017 18:45

I wouldn't pronounce the two the same though.

disappearingninepatch · 07/09/2017 18:44

Is it ridiculous that I hate McKenna but like Makena? Confused Grin

loobybear · 07/09/2017 18:43

Sorry but there are some surnames that can pass for first names like Blair but McKenna spelled like that is without a doubt a surname.

Fekko · 07/09/2017 18:41

Really - with the proper surname spelling? Being Scottish. I find that just odd!

That's like calling a child 'Von Trap' or 'Del Matteo'.

AccrualIntentions · 07/09/2017 18:41

I don't like it, but I don't like most of the names I read on apps. I really dislike the surname as first name trend.

PickleSarnie · 07/09/2017 18:40

I went to Uni with a Sandy Alexander peace Sandy was the shortened version of his first name - Alexander Confused

Peaceonearthplease · 07/09/2017 18:35

I know a McKenzie McKenzie Hmm

Fekko · 07/09/2017 18:26

I've met a few Mackenzie's (female Americans) but never a MacKenzie or McKenzie.

They are all surnames. Like Smith and Gutteridge.

SilverySurfer · 07/09/2017 18:26

Awful and ghastly.

beachbodyunready · 07/09/2017 18:23

Sorry it's truly terrible.

Iamagreyhoundhearmeroar · 07/09/2017 18:22

I've read online that it's a first name Grin
It isn't.

Sophronia · 07/09/2017 18:18

It sounds very American. Kenna, Kendra or Kensa are nicer.

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Ohyesiam · 07/09/2017 16:39

As you asked, I think it is a dreadful idea.

harrietm87 · 07/09/2017 16:25

McKenna is an Irish surname. It means son of Kenna, which is an anglicised version of the male name Cionaodha.

Americans often use the mother's maiden name as a first name, which is where the trend has come from.

If you have no connections to the name whatsoever (and I assume you're not Irish) then i think it's weird, especially as there are so many lovely girl's names out there.

Can you imagine calling your daughter Patel or Mikhailov or Lopez? Probably not I'm guessing.

MammieBear · 07/09/2017 16:11

That's true but you say them both the same and if Op has an change of mind using the "surname" version then this may work better.

daisypond · 07/09/2017 16:04

Makena is a different name altogether with different etymology - Hawaiian or East African - with different meanings for both.

Wolfiefan · 07/09/2017 15:59

Don't take online advice about names. If I call my child "Brick" does that make Brick a proper name?!

rabaria · 07/09/2017 15:59

My son's name is now more common as a surname. However, it was originally a first name. I wonder if, back in Viking times, people were aghast at the idea of newly using it as a surname.

MammieBear · 07/09/2017 15:56

Helen Hunt spelt it Makena slightly better, you may even like Megan.

Allthebestnamesareused · 07/09/2017 15:52

Paul or Meghan?

Helen Hunt - an example of an American using random surnames!

MammieBear · 07/09/2017 15:51

It is a real name, good meaning surprisingly, Helen Hunt has a daughter with that name.

PickleSarnie · 07/09/2017 15:47

I'm assuming the websites you read it was a real first name were American? They love to use random surnames as girls first names.

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