Bonaventure
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Latin bonaventura 'good luck'.
The name of an important 13th C Franciscan scholar and saint.
- France
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- Middle French
- ● 1418 Bonne Adventure HGParis p. 380
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 1265x1339 Bonaventura (abl) BBC-Berg 254,
Bonaventure (gen) ibid. 107;
1285 Bonaventure (gen) Perugia1285 p. 154;
1288 Bonaventura (nom) BBC-Berg p. XLIV;
1294 Bonaventura (nom) ibid. p. XLV;
1295 Bonaventura (nom) ibid. p. XLV
Preview. DO NOT cite as: J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Bonaventure". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2015/1/name/Bonaventure.