College Essay About Nicknames

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My full name is Mackenzie Anne McDonough. My Dad picked out both my first and middle name. He wanted my name to be Irish, so he looked up Irish names. My middle name, however isn’t Irish and he picked it because it’s my grandma's (my mom’s mom) name who passed when my mom was 16. My dad hates nicknames unless of course he’s the one who says it. Despite what my dad thinks, I have tons of nicknames including Kenz, Mack, Mackenz, Kenzo, Big Mac, Mackers, Max, ect. I would say the only people who actually call me Mackenzie are not as close friends, adults, or my family when I get in trouble. My favorite nickname would have to be Mack. I like this one the best because it’s short and more masculine rather than kenz which is more feminine because …show more content…
I was originally planned as a boy so the name that I was going to have would have been Carson, picked by my mom. She had the idea of having two twin boys with the names Connor and Carson. If I could pick my name for a girl I would choose Mae because it’s short and it’s not very common. If I was I boy I would want my name to be Hayes because I think it’s such a pretty name and it’s very different. Mackenzie is an Irish surname and means son of a handsome ruler. It was originally a male's name but now is very common for both genders. The meaning of Mackenzie in a girl sense is little princess. Many would agree suits me well seeing I’m the only girl in my family and I’m usually favored. A lot of troubles that I’ve acquired with my name is people spelling it incorrectly, people pronouncing it wrong, and when I was younger it was difficult for me to spell. When Connor and I were younger he would refer to me as “Ken” because he wasn’t able to pronounce my name. To this day, he still calls be that sometimes. I love that he calls me Ken because he’s the only person that does and Connor and I share a different bond than anyone I’ve ever met because we are

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