Onofredo as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Onofredo

What is the meaning of the name Onofredo ?

The baby name Onofredo is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced oh-no-FREH-doh (IPA: /o.noˈfre.do/).

Onofredo is Egyptian in Origin.

Onofredo is a rare medieval Romance variant of the saint’s name Onuphrius. It descends from Egyptian Wenennefer, via Greek Onouphrios and Latin Onuphrius, meaning “the ever‑good” or “the perfect one,” an epithet of Osiris. In Romance lands this root produced Onofrio (Italian) and Onofre (Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese); Onofredo likely arose by analogical reshaping under the influence of -fredo names such as Alfredo and Goffredo, though its origin is Egyptian, not the Germanic “peace” element.

Attested in scattered Italian and Iberian records from the late Middle Ages to the early modern era, Onofredo reflects local devotion to the 4th‑century Egyptian hermit Saint Onuphrius (feast 12 June). Usage dwindled after the eighteenth century and today the name is exceedingly rare. Related forms include Onoufrios (Greek), Onufry (Polish), Onufriy (Ukrainian/Russian), and the liturgical Latin Onuphrius; colloquial short forms are Nofrio (southern Italian) and Nofre (Catalan).

⚙ Onofredo is about as rare as a name gets. In all, it appears just 7 times, across 4 countries.