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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Onofrio m. Greek Ὀνούφριος from Egyptian Wnn-nfr 'he who is always happy', an epithet of Osiris.

The name of a 4th or 5th C Egyptian saint.

France
Latin
1378 Onofrio (dat) hanquetvol1 1811
Italy
Latin
1300 Onufrio (abl) ActDipVeneto-I-1 p. 50; 1348 Nofrii (gen) INP 32, Nofrius (nom) ibid. 22; 1527 Honofrij (gen) Rome1527 p. 86, Honufrij (gen) ibid. p. 90
Spain
Catalan
1510 Noffre valencia1510 162, Nofre ibid. 4342, Onofre ibid. 3265
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Onofrio". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2015/2/name/Onofrio.