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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • French, German, and Dutch : humanistic Latinization of vernacular names meaning ‘good’, for example French Lebon or Dutch de Goede (see De Good).
  • Czech (Bonuš) : from a pet form of the personal name Bonifác, Czech form of Bonifacio.
  • Lithuanian : shortened form of Bonusevičius.

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