Name

Name BONIFACE

Between 1900 and 2022 there were 1,221 births of Boniface in the countries below, which represents an average of 10 births of children bearing the first name Boniface per year on average throughout this period.
On the last available year for each country, we count 0 birth.

Other languages :
En Français

Prénom Boniface
In Italiano

Nome Boniface

Information about the first name Boniface

We celebrate Boniface on June 5th

The first name Boniface has been assigned to:

82.15% to boys
17.85% to girls

The country where the first name Boniface is the most common is:

France

This first name is on trend: Male

This first name has 8 letters including 4 vowels and 4 consonants

Boniface in Japanese ^*

Romaji	bonifasu
Katakana	ボニファス
Hiragana	ぼにふぁす
* This is a phonetic conversion, not a translation.
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Boniface in sign language

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Boniface in binary language

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Origin and meaning of name Boniface

English

Etymology

From Latin Bonifatius

Etymology

After Boniface, the innkeeper in George Farquhar's 1707 comedic play The Beaux' Stratagem.

Noun

boniface (plural bonifaces)
The proprietor of a hotel or restaurant; an innkeeper.

Pronunciation

(US) IPA(key): /ˈbɑn.ə.fɪs/, /-fəs/, /-ˌfeɪs/
(UK) /ˈbɒn.əˌfeɪs/

Proper noun

Boniface
A male given name from Latin of mainly historical use.
A surname.

Given name (Athletes)

Boniface Ambani (born 1982), Kenyan retired footballer
Boniface Toroitich Kiprop (born 1985), Ugandan long-distance runner
Boniface Merande (born 1962), Kenyan retired middle-distance runner
Boniface N'Dong (born 1977), Senegalese retired professional basketball player
Boniface Simutowe (1949–2014), Zambian soccer player
Boniface Songok (born 1980), Kenyan middle-distance runner
Boniface Usisivu (born 1974), Kenyan marathon runner

Given name (Other)

Boniface Mwangi (born 1983), Kenyan activist

Given name (Politicians)

Boniface Alexandre (born 1936), Haitian politician, acting President of Haiti (2004–2006)
Boniface Berthin Zakahely, Malagasy politician
Boniface S. Emerengwa (born 1959), Nigerian lawyer and politician
Boniface Florescu (1848–1899), Romanian polygraph and politician
Boniface Kabaka (1966–2020), Kenyan politician

Proper noun (Derived terms)

St Boniface Down

French

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin Bonifatius.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /bɔ.ni.fas/

Proper noun

Boniface m
a male given name of mainly historical usage

Popularity of the name Boniface

Number of BONIFACE births per year

Popularity of the name Boniface

Total births of Boniface by country

		Births with the first name Boniface
Country		Boys Girls
	France 1900 - 2022	973 218
	Switzerland 1909 - 2021	13 0
	United Kingdom 1996 - 2021	6 0
	Quebec 1980 - 2022	4 0
	Germany 2000 - 2022	4 0
	Alberta 1980 - 2022	1 0
	Czechoslovakia 1900 - 2016	1 0
	Denmark 1985 - 2022	1 0