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Gender Masculine
Other Forms FormsBenefante, Benfante, Bonfantus (Latinized), Bonifante, Boninfante, Buonfante, Buonifante, Buoninfante
Meaning & History
Medieval Italian form of the Late Latin given name Bonusinfans meaning "good child", which was derived from the Latin adjective bonus meaning "good" and the Latin noun infans meaning "infant, child".The name was usually an auspicious name among Christian Italians, but among Jewish Italians, it was often a translation of Hebrew Tob Elem or Elem Tob meaning "good child", which was one of the bynames of the biblical Joseph.