Menzies
Menzies is a Scottish surname, occasionally a given name. Some American place names are also derived from the name.
The original pronunciation of the name is [ mɪŋɪs ] because the z actually a replacement for the since Mittelschottischen ungebräuchlichen letters Ȝ ( yogh group). Today, however, the pronunciation [ ˈmɛnziz ] is also often found.
Name bearer
family name
- Archibald Menzies (1754–1842), British medic and biologist
- Calum Menzies (* 1986), Scottish badminton player
- Douglas Menzies (1907–1974), Australian federal judge
- Gavin Menzies (1937-2020), British writer
- Guy Menzies (1909-1940), Australian pioneer in aviation
- Heather Menzies (1949-2017), Canadian actress
- James Alexander Robertson Menzies (1821–1888), New Zealand politician
- James I. Menzies (* 19 ??), British-New Guinea zoologist
- John Menzies (soccer player) (born 1948), Scottish soccer player
- John K. Menzies (* 1948), American diplomat
- John W. Menzies (1819–1897), American politician
- Karl Menzies (* 1977), Australian cyclist
- Neal Menzies (* 1959), Australian geologist
- Peter Menzies Junior , Australian cameraman
- Robert Menzies (1894–1978), Australian Prime Minister
- Steven Menzies (born 1973), Australian rugby league player
- Stewart Menzies (1890–1968), British intelligence officer
- Ted Menzies (* 1952), Canadian politician
- Tobias Menzies (* 1974), British actor
- William Cameron Menzies (1896–1957), American film director
See also:
First name
- Menzies Campbell , Scottish politician, chairman of the British Liberal Democrats
Others
- Mount Menzies , mountain in Mac Robertson Land, Antarctica
- Menzies (Western Australia) , former gold rush town in Western Australia