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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Bonavera f. Latin bona 'good, kind, right, pleasant; valid, useful, healthy' + Latin vera 'true, real, genuine'.

Italy
Latin
1265x1339 Bonavera (nom) BBC-Berg 394; 1285 Bonavere (gen) Perugia1285 p. 154
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Bonavera". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2016/1/name/Bonavera.