Boniface

American  

[bon-uh-feys, -fis, baw-nee-fas] / ˈbɒn əˌfeɪs, -fɪs, bɔ niˈfas /

noun

1. Saint Wynfrith, a.d. 680?–755?, English monk who became a missionary in Germany.

2. a jovial innkeeper in George Farquhar's The Beaux' Stratagem.

3. (lowercase) any landlord or innkeeper.

4. a male given name: from a Latin word meaning “doer of good.”

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Boniface British  

/ ˈbɒnɪˌfeɪs /

noun

1. Saint . original name Wynfrith . ?680–?755 _ad , Anglo-Saxon missionary: archbishop of Mainz (746–755). Feast day: June 5

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Example Sentences

My lifelong commitment to social justice and my eternal skepticism of power and avarice comes from what I learned growing up at St. Boniface in Anaheim.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

“Finding Your Roots,” or dramas like “Sister Boniface Mysteries” and “Call the Midwife,” which has been going on forever!

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

"We're disappointed," said 64-year-old village chief Boniface Djabia, sounding dejected.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

Earlier this year, Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi and his Ugandan counterpart Agather Atuhaire were detained in Tanzania and held incommunicado for days before being abandoned at their respective national borders.

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2025

From a man named Boniface who died in Sudan.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston