Boniface


Gender:
Origin: Latin
69 famous people named Boniface found on Wikipedia.
148 male in US.
Most recent ranking: 3212-th in year 1937
Best ranking: 2121-th in year 1914
Used in: English, French

Meanings

A male given name: from a Latin word meaning “doer of good.”.

Boniface is a given name and a surname. The best known of those who bear the name is Saint Boniface (c. 675?–754), an important leader in early Christianity and the "Apostle of the Germans".

Masc. proper name. Saint Boniface (c. 675-754) was an Anglo-Saxon missionary to the continental Germanic peoples. Contrary to the common opinion, this name derives not from Latin bonifacius 'well-doer,' but from bonifatius, from bonum 'good' and fatum 'fate.' The change to Bonifacius was due to pronunciation and from this was deduced a false etymology. Bonifatius is frequent on Latin inscriptions. Bonifacius is found only twice and these late (Thesaurus) ["Dictionary of English Surnames"] Meaning "innkeeper" (by 1803) is from Will Boniface, character in George Farquhar's comedy "The Beaux' Stratagem" (1707).

From the Late Latin name Bonifatius, means: fortunate, good. Combine of bonum (good) and fatum (fate).

Famous People: 69 found on Wikipedia.
Popularity Name Birth Year Description
1 Saint Boniface 0680 Missionary who propagated Christianity in the Frankish Empire
2 Pascal Boniface 1956 French geopolitician
3 Susie Boniface British tabloid journalist
4 Boniface I, Marquess of Montferrat 1150 King of Thessalonica
5 Boniface Mwangi 1983 Kenyan photojournalist
6 Boniface Alexandre 1936 Haitian politician
7 Symona Boniface 1894 Actress
8 Boniface of Savoy 1207 Archbishop of Canterbury
9 Boniface N'Dong 1977 Professional basketball player
10 Boniface II, Margrave of Tuscany 0788 Italian noble
11 Boniface del Vasto 1060 Italian noble
12 Boniface Wimmer 1809 Founder of first American Benedictine monastery
13 Boniface III 1424 Marquess of Montferrat
14 Boniface of Tarsus 0300 Roman saint
15 Boniface I, Margrave of Tuscany 0701 Italian noble
16 Boniface III, Margrave of Tuscany 0985 Italian noble
17 Gwen Boniface Canadian politician
18 Boniface II, Marquess of Montferrat 1202 King of Thessalonica
19 Boniface Ambani 1982 Kenyan footballer
20 André Boniface 1934 French Rugby union footballer.
21 Guy Boniface 1937 French Rugby union footballer.
22 Boniface of Verona Lombard crusader
23 Bruce Boniface 1981 Seychellois singer
24 Nale Boniface 1993
25 Boniface Adoyo Kenyan bishop
26 Bob Boniface
27 Boniface Mucheru Tumuti 1992 Kenyan hurdler and sprinter
28 Boniface de Castellane 1788 Marshal of France
29 Boniface IV, Marquess of Montferrat 1512 Italian noble
30 Boniface of Brussels 1183 Roman Catholic bishop
31 Boniface Chidyausiku 1950 Zimbabwean diplomat
32 Charles Etienne Boniface 1787 South African journalist and writer
33 Boniface Toroitich Kiprop 1985 Ugandan long-distance runner
34 Boniface Consiliarius Catholic archdeacon and translator
35 Bonifaz Natter 1866
36 Boniface Okafor 1966 Nigerian footballer
37 Boniface Songok 1980 Kenyan distance runner
38 Boniface Simutowe 1949 Zambian footballer
39 Boniface Mongo-Mboussa 1962
40 Boniface Lele 1947 Roman Catholic bishop
41 Boniface Tshosa Setlalekgosi 1927 Catholic bishop
42 Boniface Luykx 1915
43 Boniface Ontuga Mweresa 1993 Olympic sprinter
44 Boniface S. Emerengwa
45 Boniface Doe 1957
46 Hyacinthe Boniface 1612
47 George C. Boniface 1832 American actor and stage actor (1832-1912)
48 Boniface Merande 1962 Athletics competitor
49 Frédéric Boniface 1971 Footballer
50 Boniface I of Challant Italian noble
51 Boniface Campbell 1895
52 Boniface Usisivu 1974 Kenyan distance runner
53 Bonifacio Fadrique d'Aragona
54 Mathew Boniface
55 Boniface of Valperga Roman Catholic bishop
56 Boniface Zukowski 1913
57 Alf Boniface 1917 Australian australian-rules footballer
58 Boniface Choi Ki-san 1948 South Korean Roman Catholic bishop
59 Eric Boniface 1969 Footballer
60 Alexandre Boniface 1790
61 Boniface Nyema Dalieh 1933 Liberian theologian and catholic priest (1933-2014)
62 Boniface Berthin Zakahely Malagasy politician
63 Boniface Paradis 1751 French lawyer and politician
64 Mathilde Boniface 1911 Belgian politician
65 Boniface de Challant
66 Émile Boniface 1820 French painter
67 Boniface Oluoch
68 Boniface Peruzzi
69 Boniface of Ragusa 1504 Custos of the Holy Land, catholic bishop of Ston in Dalmatia