Makinley
Meaning of Makinley
Makinley is established within the Anglo-American onomastic corpus as a feminized adaptation of the Scottish surname McKinley, itself derived from the Gaelic Mac Fhionnlaigh, “son of the fair warrior.” The appellation first entered the United States top 1,000 in 1996, reached its zenith ranking of 771 in 2013, and in the early 2020s has stabilized within the 880–923 interval. Morphologically, Makinley combines the Mak- prefix—characteristic of surname-to-forename transformations—with the suffix -ley, denoting “clearing” or “meadow,” thereby synthesizing Celtic heritage with contemporary English naming conventions. Its sustained, moderate appeal reflects a parental predilection for names that fuse historical resonance and modern distinctiveness, conferring upon bearers of Makinley implicit associations of resilience, individuality and the pastoral undertones intrinsic to its etymology.
Pronunciation
English
- Pronunced as muh-KIN-lee (/məˈkɪnli/)
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Notable People Named Makinley
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