Bonaventure
m.
Latin bonaventura 'good luck'.
The name of an important 13th C Franciscan scholar and saint.
- France
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- Old French
- ● 1292 Bone-Aventure 1292paris p. 1
- Middle French
- ● 1418 Bonne Adventure HGParis p. 380;
1563 Bonaventure RegPCC-1 p. 38;
1565 Bonaventure ibid. p. 173;
1567 Bonnadventure ibid. p. 351
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 1236 Bonauenture (acc) TirNot1 6;
1237 Bonauentura (nom) ibid. 578;
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 2016, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2016/3/name/Bonaventure.