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Updated June 9, 2019

Girl name origins & meanings

  • Scottish : Good

Boy name origins & meanings

  • French : Good fate

How Popular Is The Name Boniface

Family name origins & meanings

  • English and French : from the medieval personal name Boniface (see Bonifacio). Among the noted bearers of the name was an early Christian saint (c. 675–754) who was born in Devon and martyred in Friesland after evangelical work among Germanic tribes.

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