Boniface
Americannoun
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Saint Wynfrith, a.d. 680?–755?, English monk who became a missionary in Germany.
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a jovial innkeeper in George Farquhar's The Beaux' Stratagem.
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(lowercase) any landlord or innkeeper.
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a male given name: from a Latin word meaning “doer of good.”
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“Father Brown” even spawned a spin-off, “The Sister Boniface Mysteries,” which has been airing on BritBox since 2022.
From Salon ● Jun. 16, 2026
Sister Boniface is, of course, not just any nun.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
"We're disappointed," said 64-year-old village chief Boniface Djabia, sounding dejected.
From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026
Kenyan activist and protest mobilizer Boniface Mwangi, 42, was arrested at his home to face charges of facilitating terrorism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2025
We talked and argued and considered, and we remembered our evenings in the library at the Boniface Estate when we had wondered what a rat civilization would be like.
From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien
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