The story behind Bonifacio
a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Boniface
Other language forms and explanations (2)
Spanish entry
Borrowed from Late Latin Bonifātius (literally “the one with a good fate”).
Tagalog entry
a male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Boniface
Pronunciation
Italian: /bo.niˈfa.t͡ʃo/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Spanish: /boniˈfaθjo/
- Spanish: [bo.niˈfa.θjo]
- Spanish: /boniˈfasjo/
- Spanish: [bo.niˈfa.sjo]
- Tagalog; Standard-Tagalog: /boniˈfasjo/
- Tagalog; Standard-Tagalog: [bo.n̪ɪˈfaː.ʃo]
- Tagalog: /boniˈpasjo/
- Tagalog: [bo.n̪ɪˈpaː.ʃo]
- Tagalog: [bo.n̪ɪˈpas.jo]
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