My name is quite common. No, not hyperferrianism. That's a word that I made up. I'm talking about my actual name, Michael MacKenzie. My oldest sister Jennifer once said that my parents chose the names of their children by walking around the hospital asking the other parents what they were naming their kids, and then chose the most common answer. Despite how common it is, I love my name.
I think pretty much everyone has googled their own name at least once since the advent of the Internet. Googling my name yields many various results. I even have some Mike MacKenzie websites. Observe:
mikemackenzie.ca
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Enigmatic.
This is the website for attorney G. Michael MacKenzie. Yes, Michael is this guy's middle name, but it's the name he goes by. He does real estate law and estate planning in Dunedin, Florida. Exciting! I like this blurb from his homepage: "Attorney G. Michael Mackenzie, (frequently referred to as Mike Mackenzie or Michael Mackenzie) has been the victim of identity theft. If you have been contacted on an unsolicited basis by someone claiming to be attorney Mike Mackenzie or Michael Mackenzie, particularly if it involves the sale or purchase of a time-share, and have any reason to doubt such person's identity, please contact Michael Mackenzie directly"
There's a mikemackenzie.com, too, but it asks for a password in order to access it. I'm dying to know what it is.
The world of Mike MacKenzies extends beyond URLs. Doing a search for "Michael MacKenzie" on Wikipedia brings up this results page. There are eight Mikes. Here's the run-down:
Michael Valentine MacKenzie, former member of the Namibian national rugby team.
Michael MacKenzie, Canadian theatre director, film director, and screenwriter. The two films he directed are called The Baroness and the Pig and Adam's Wall.
Mike MacKenzie, Scottish politician for the Scottish National Party. Has a son named Michael MacKenzie Jr.
Michael McKenzie, Australian long distance freestyle swimmer.
Mike "Gunface" McKenzie, member of the American deathgrind band The Red Chord. By far the best nickname of the bunch.
Mike McKenzie, cornerback in the NFL.
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Michael "Macca" MacKenzie, fictional character on the Australian soap opera Home and Away. Played by actor Trent Baines. Beats his girlfriend.
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| Trent Baines as Macca MacKenzie |
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| @mmackenz on Twitter |
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| Some douche on myspace |
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| @MikeMackenzie on Twitter |
Searches for Jennifer Quist are a little narrower. Searches for Jennifer MacKenzie -- why even bother? Searches for Anders Quist -- almost all in Swedish.
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