Bonifacia
Latin · Girl · 4 syllables
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About the name Bonifacia
The name 'Bonifacia' is the feminine form of Boniface, derived from Latin *bonus* ("good") and *facies* ("face" or "maker"), meaning "good-faced" or "doer of good." It is primarily used in Spanish and Italian Catholic cultures, notably in honor of Saint Boniface (the 8th-century English missionary to Germany), though the feminine form is rare and historically associated with religious veneration.
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Etymology
The name 'Bonifacia' is the feminine form of Boniface, derived from Latin *bonus* ("good") and *facies* ("face" or "maker"), meaning "good-faced" or "doer of good." It is primarily used in Spanish and Italian Catholic cultures, notably in honor of Saint Boniface (the 8th-century English missionary to Germany), though the feminine form is rare and historically associated with religious veneration.
Bonifacia currently ranks #9,442 in the United States as a girl's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1919.
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