Bonifacio
English translation/equivalent: Bonifacio
Origin: From the Late Latin name Bonifatius, derived from the elements bonum "good" and fatum "fate," bestowed on a child as a hopeful omen. In the early Middle Ages the name came to be alternatively written as Bonifacius and reinterpreted as a compound of bonum and facere or "doer of good deeds."
Name Day/Onomastico: May 8—in memory of St. Boniface IV, pope from 608 to 615.
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