Bonifacio: translation
Bonifacio m
Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese: from the Late Latin name Bonifatius, derived from the elements bonum good + fatum fate, bestowed on a child as a hopeful omen. In the early Middle Ages the name came to be alternatively written as Bonifacius (with the same pronunciation), and reanalysed as a compound of bonum + facere to do, i.e. ‘doer of good deeds’. The name was borne by several early saints, including a 7th-century pope and an Anglo-Saxon missionary who evangelized extensively in Germany in the 8th century. The latter was originally named Winfrid, but took the name Bonifacius on entering holy orders.
Cognate: German: Bonifaz.