Surname Bona

Origin and meaning

They would all derive, directly or through affectionate forms or dialectal modifications, from the Latin name Bonus, adopted also by the conquering barbarian peoples. Bono is also a Lombard name, documented in Pavia in a deed of sale of 1144. Traces are documented in Cesena in 1204 and in Verona in the 16th century. Bonacina is present throughout the north, Lazio and Sicily; Bonacini seems typically Emilian, of the Reggio Emilia and Modena area; Bona is present throughout the centre-north; Boni is typical of northern Lombardy (Como, Varese, Milan, Bergamo, Brescia areas); Bonì is very rare and typically Sicilian, especially of the Trapani area (Alcamo); Bono is very widespread in Piedmont, Liguria, Lombardy, the Rome and Latina areas, the Salento, Calabria and Sicily.

💡 The surname Bona also appears as variant of the surname Boni in other studies consulted in this project.

Variants

Geographic distribution: Sicily (Trapani area: Bonì)

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Comparative analysis based on 2 authors: where they agree, the hypothesis is strengthened; where they differ, the alternative interpretations are presented.

Sources

This entry of the Italian Surname Meanings dictionary is based on the following specialized onomastic sources:

  • Rossoni, E. (2002). Origine e storia dei cognomi italiani. Retrieved from https://www.cognomiitaliani.org
  • Miranda, F. (2013). I cognomi di Regalbuto, Catenanuova e Centuripe. Ginevra Bentivoglio EditoriA.