Kanis

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Type Surname (from occupation, from location & from nickname)
Usage Dutch, German
Other Forms FormsCanis (German, Dutch); De Hond, De Hondt (Dutch); Hund, Hundt (German); Kanitz (German)

Meaning & History

Dutch metonymic occupational name for a pedler from Dutch kanis "basket hamper". variant of Canis a humanistic surname a translation into Latin of Dutch De Hond or De Hondt German Hund or Hundt surnames meaning "dog". German variant of Kanitz.
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