Bogufal as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Bogufal

What is the meaning of the name Bogufal ?

The baby name Bogufal is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced BOH-goo-fahl (IPA: /ˈbɔɡu.fal/).

Bogufal is Polish, Slavic in Origin.

Bogufal is an archaic West Slavic male name, best attested in medieval Poland. In Polish it appears as Bogufał, built from Bogu- “God” and -chwał “praise, glory,” with the cluster historically reduced to -fał in some spellings. Its meaning is “one who praises God” or “God’s praise.” It is cognate with Boguchwał and related in sense to Bogusław.

The name is documented for several 12th–13th‑century figures, notably Bishops Bogufał I and II of Poznań; the latter is linked to the Greater Poland Chronicle. Medieval charters often Latinize it as Boguphalus or Bogufalus, and Czech preserves the parallel form Bohuchvál. Recorded variants include Boguchwał, Bogufał, and the modern transcription Bogufal. After the Middle Ages it largely disappeared from everyday use, persisting in historical records and onomastic literature, with occasional modern revival as a heritage choice.

⚙ Bogufal turns up in none of the birth registries or name datasets we cover. It's the kind of name that tends to be rare, regional, or newly made up. However you look at it, very few people share it.