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And, E. G. Withycombe's The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names,
has Boniface meaning "well-doer", while the Larousse Dictionnaire
Étymologique des Noms de Famille et Prénoms de France, has Boniface meaning
"bonne face".
Any other entries?
Steve Fanning
>According to my saints' book from 1929, Bonifatius derives from "bonum
>fatum" = good fate!
> > I thought the "face" of Boniface was from the verb "facere", so his name
> > means something on the line of "one who does well."
> > >Surely Boniface is the Latin version of the Anglo-Saxon name Wynfrith ?
> > >Both names mean (IIRC) "Of Fair Countenance"
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