Kairis Family History
Kairis Name Meaning
Lithuanian: variant of Kairys a nickname from kairys ‘left-handed’. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): habitational name from Kajry (Kairiai) a village in Lithuania or a nickname for a left-handed person (from Lithuanian; see above). Greek: possibly a nickname from Turkish kahır ‘distress anxiety’ a word of Arabic origin. In Crete it is a nickname for a stingy or avaricious person.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022