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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Bonaventure m. Latin bonaventura 'good luck'.

The name of an important 13th C Franciscan scholar and saint.

France
Middle French
1418 Bonne Adventure HGParis p. 380
Italy
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
Cite as: J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Bonaventure". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2015/2/name/Bonaventure.