Boniface

Latin
"fortunate, of good fate"

Boniface Origin and Meaning

The name Boniface is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "fortunate, of good fate".

A name borne by nine popes and several saints, which carries strong Catholic connotations. British politician Jacob Rees-Mogg named his sixth child Sixtus Dominic Boniface Christopher in 2017.

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Famous People Named Boniface

  • Saint Boniface
    Anglo,Saxon missionary to the Franks
  • Boniface I
    IX, popes
  • Boniface of Savoy
    Bishop of Belley and Archbishop of Canterbury
  • Boniface I and II
    Marquesses of Montferrat
  • Boniface I
    III, Margraves of Tuscany
  • Paul Ernest Boniface "Boni" de Castellane
    the marquis de Castellane, French nobleman and husband of heiress Anna Gould
  • Boniface Alexandre
    54th President of Haiti
  • Boniface N'Dong
    Senegalese basketball player
  • (Bruce) Boniface
    Italian singer,songwriter
  • Boniface del Vasto
    Margrave of Savona and Western Liguria

The name Boniface in Pop Culture

  • Boniface (Bo)
    a character in Cornelia Funke's novel The Thief Lord

International Variations of the name Boniface

  • Bonifaz
    German
  • Bonifacio
    Spanish
  • Bonifacio
    Portuguese

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