Bonifacio.
a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Boniface
Meaning & usage
a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Boniface
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der.? Proto-Italic *dwenos Archaic Latin duenos Old Latin duonus Latin bonus Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂-tó-s Proto-Italic *fātos Latin fātus Latin fātum Late Latin Bonifātiusbor. Spanish Bonifacio Borrowed from Late Latin Bonifātius (literally “the one with a good fate”).
Bonifacio (a city and commune of Corse-du-Sud department, Corsica)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der.? Proto-Italic *dwenos Archaic Latin duenos Old Latin duonus Latin bonus Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂-tó-s Proto-Italic *fātos Latin fātus Latin fātum Late Latin Bonifātius Italian Bonifaciobor. Spanish Bonifacio Borrowed from Italian Bonifacio, from Late Latin Bonifātius, named after Boniface II of Tuscany.
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