Onufriy as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Onufriy

What is the meaning of the name Onufriy ?

The baby name Onufriy is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced oh-NOO-free (IPA: /oˈnufri/).

Onufriy is Greek in Origin.

Onufriy is the East Slavic form of Onuphrius, from Greek Onouphrios, ultimately tracing to Egyptian Wnn-nfr (Wennefer), an epithet of Osiris meaning “ever-good/always good/beautiful.” Through Coptic transmission to Greek and Latin, it entered Christian use with the sense of moral goodness and enduring beauty.

The name spread with the cult of St. Onuphrius, a 4th-century Egyptian desert hermit celebrated across Byzantine and Slavic lands. It appears in Orthodox and Eastern Catholic calendars and remains most common in ecclesiastical circles. Variants include Russian/Ukrainian Onufriy (Онуфрий/Онуфрій), Polish Onufry, Romanian Onufrie, Greek Onoufrios, Albanian Onufri, Belarusian Anufryj, Spanish/Portuguese Onofre, and Italian Onofrio; the scholarly Latin form is Onuphrius. Usage today is rare but steady in Eastern Europe, sometimes chosen for its ascetic associations and auspicious meaning. The saint’s feast is commemorated in mid-June in various traditions.

⚙ Onufriy is vanishingly rare. We hold just 2 recorded uses of it, from 2 countries.