Boniface as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Boniface

What is the meaning of the name Boniface ?

The baby name Boniface is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈbɒnɪfeɪs/ (BON-ih-fays).

Boniface is French, Italian, Latin in Origin.

Boniface derives from Late Latin Bonifatius, from bonum “good” and fatum “fate,” meaning “good destiny” or “fortunate.” Forms include French Boniface; Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese Bonifacio/Bonifácio; German Bonifatius/Bonifaz; Polish Bonifacy; and Dutch Bonifaas. Feminine Bonifacia appears occasionally. Diminutives like Boni occur, and related Italian surnames include Bonifazi and Bonifazio.

It was borne by several early saints and multiple popes, most famously the Anglo-Saxon missionary Saint Boniface (c. 675–754), whose work in German lands boosted medieval prestige. The name was especially common in medieval Italy and the Frankish world. In English, use waned after the Middle Ages; through George Farquhar’s 1707 play The Beaux’ Stratagem, Boniface also became a term for an innkeeper. Today the name is rare in the Anglosphere but persists in Catholic communities; his feast is 5 June.