The baby name Bonifacy is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced {'polish_ipa': '/bɔˈnifat͡sɨ/', 'respelling': 'boh-NEE-fah-tsih'}.
Bonifacy is Polish in Origin.
The baby name Bonifacy is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced {'polish_ipa': '/bɔˈnifat͡sɨ/', 'respelling': 'boh-NEE-fah-tsih'}.
Bonifacy is Polish in Origin.
Bonifacy is the Polish form of the Latin name Bonifatius, known in English as Boniface. It is commonly interpreted as "good fate" (from bonus/bonum "good" + fatum "fate"); medieval usage also aligned it with bonum + facere, giving the widely cited sense "one who does good" or "benefactor." Both readings coexist in modern name guides.
The name gained currency through several Popes Boniface and the influential 8th‑century missionary Saint Boniface, whose cult spread across Europe, including Poland. Bonifacy appeared in Polish records from the Middle Ages, remained modestly used in ecclesiastical circles, and today is rare, carrying a dignified, old‑world tone. International variants include Boniface (English/French), Bonifacio (Italian/Spanish), Bonifácio (Portuguese), Bonifaz (German), Bonifác (Hungarian, Czech, Slovak), and the Latin Bonifatius. Polish diminutive: Boni.
Bonifacy is seldom given. We count 30 recorded uses of it across 4 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #312 | 24 | 6,459 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #362 | 3 | 5,096 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
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