Kenig is a surname of Ashkenazi Jewish (
Yiddish
Yiddish, historically Judeo-German, is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated in 9th-century Central Europe, and provided the nascent Ashkenazi community with a vernacular based on High German fused with ...
) origin, represents a variation of
König
König (; ) is the German language, German word for "king". In German and other languages applying the Diaeresis (diacritic), umlaut, the transliterations ''Koenig'' and ''Kœnig'', when referring to a surname, also occur. As a surname in English, ...
. Notable people with the surname include:
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Alejandro Kenig (born 1969), Argentine footballer
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Ariel Kenig (born 1983), French writer
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Carlos Kenig (born 1953), Argentine mathematician
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Jan Ignacy Kenig (1822–1880), Polish engineer
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Maya Kenig, Israeli film director
Kenig or Kyonig is also the colloquial Russian name for
Kaliningrad
Kaliningrad,. known as Königsberg; ; . until 1946, is the largest city and administrative centre of Kaliningrad Oblast, an Enclave and exclave, exclave of Russia between Lithuania and Poland ( west of the bulk of Russia), located on the Prego ...
(formerly the German city of
Königsberg
Königsberg (; ; ; ; ; ; , ) is the historic Germany, German and Prussian name of the city now called Kaliningrad, Russia. The city was founded in 1255 on the site of the small Old Prussians, Old Prussian settlement ''Twangste'' by the Teuton ...
, from which the nickname is derived)
{{surname, Kenig
Surnames of Jewish origin
Surnames of Polish origin
Surnames of Argentine origin