Bonaventure

boh-nuh-VEHN-cher or boh-nuh-VENT-yoo(r)

A name meaning “good fortune” or “well met,” with a warm, welcoming sense.

Meaning

The name comes from Latin elements meaning “good” and “venture” in the older sense of “fortune” or “coming,” giving the sense of “good fortune” or “good arrival.” In the excerpted 19th-century sources, it is glossed as “well met” and linked to Italian and French usage, especially through the saint San Bonaventura. It also appears as a Christian name used in Italy and France.

Origin

Fun fact

The name was famously associated with St. Bonaventure, which helped spread it as a Christian given name in Italy and France.

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Confidence: mixed. Sources: History of Christian Names, Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature.

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