What Kinich means
Kinich is a boy name of Maya origin meaning "sun-faced". It is built from k'in (sun, day) and ich (face, eye). It is pronounced kee-NEECH.
K'inich was a royal title ('sun-eyed'), as in K'inich Janaab' Pakal of Palenque and the god K'inich Ajaw. Rare given name in Yucatán.
Popularity: rare in Mexico today.
Related meanings: sun, light, royalty.
Kinich is one of the indigenous names that Mexican parents have brought back over the last thirty years. Read about Maya names and how they are built, or see more Maya boy names.
