Skip to main content

Updated June 9, 2019

Girl name origins & meanings

  • Gaelic : Beautiful

How Popular Is The Name Kennis

Family name origins & meanings

  • reduced form Mac Aenghuis ‘son of Aenghus’ (see Angus).
  • metronymic from the Yiddish female personal name Kene (of uncertain origin) + the Yiddish possessive suffix -s.

Subscribe to Family Education

Your partner in parenting from baby name inspiration to college planning.

Subscribe