If your name is Gkinis you are probbaly Albanian by origin, as are many, many "Greeks." Your Name comes from a greekized (?) version of Gjini, sort of John in Albanian. It's a catholic last name still used in Albanian. You moved from Catholic to Byzantine Catholic--swore allegiance to the Pope--to Greek Orthodox, as only the Orthodox Church was under the protection of the Turks.
It's also used as a combo with Pali (Paul), Leka etc to form Gjipali, Gjileka etc.
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