Mickenna as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Mickenna

What is the meaning of the name Mickenna ?

The baby name Mickenna is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced MICK-en-na (/mɪkˈɛnə/).

Mickenna is Irish, Scottish Gaelic in Origin.

Mickenna is a contemporary respelling of McKenna, an Anglicized Irish surname from the Gaelic Mac Cionaoith/Mac Cionaodha meaning “son/descendant of Cionaodh.” The personal name Cionaodh (from Aodh, the pre-Christian fire god) is often interpreted as “fire-born” or “beloved of Aodh,” giving Mickenna the sense of “descendant of the fire-born.” As a given name, it gained ground in the late 20th century with the rise of surname-first names in the United States and Canada, and it reads modern while preserving Gaelic roots.

Spellings and close variants include McKenna, Mckenna, Mackenna, and Makenna; Kenna serves as a brisk nickname. Note that Makena is also a Kikuyu name in Kenya meaning “the happy one,” a distinct origin sometimes blended with the Irish line. Mickenna is the least common form, used chiefly for girls today, though the underlying surname is historically unisex.