Schepis Family History
Schepis Name Meaning
Italian (Sicily): from the medieval Greek personal name Skepis a derivative of the vocabulary word skepē ‘cover protection’ commemorating the legend of Our Lady of the Protecting Veil (Hagia Skepē). According to this tale the Virgin Mary appeared to Saint Andrew the Fool extending a veil over the cathedral of Saint Sophia in Constantinople granting her protection.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022