- Source:
- Dictionary of American Family Names
- Author(s):
- PatrickHanksPatrick Hanks, SimonLenarčičSimon Lenarčič, PeterMcClurePeter McClure
1 Italian: from the personal name Bono meaning ‘good’, from the Latin name Bonus, which was borne by a minor 3rd-century Christian saint, martyred at Rome with eleven companions under the Emperor Vespasian. It was adopted as a personal name partly in his honor and partly because of the transparently well-omened meaning.... ...
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