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.
