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
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- Latin
- ● 1378 Onofrio (dat) hanquetvol1 1811
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 1300 Onufrio (abl) ActDipVeneto-I-1 p. 50;
1348 Nofrii (gen) INP 32,
Nofrius (nom) ibid. 22;
1387 Honufrii (gen) Venditti II-11;
1478 Honufrio (abl) RCCaetani6 2720;
1527 Honofrij (gen) Rome1527 p. 86,
Honufrij (gen) ibid. p. 90
- Italian
- ● 1513x1521 Honofrio LeoX p. 16,
Noffrio ibid. p. 11,
Nofrio ibid. p. 11
- Spain
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- 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 2017, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2017/1/name/Onofrio.