Around the world, Bonaventure (Bonaventure 
, Бонавентура 
) is a common boy's given name. The first name Bonaventure is habitual in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Cameroon, where it is quite a common boy's name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is quite a rare primarily male, but scarcely female name, and Ethiopia, where it is quite a rare male name. Much less frequently, Bonaventure is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Bonaventure | Benin, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Бонавентура | Russia |
Bonaventura, Bonawentura, Buenaventura, Venture, and Бонавентуре
| bonaventure tolomei IT (b. 1250) |
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bonaventure de smet Flemish Renaissance humanist (1538-1614), NL (b. 1538) |
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| bonaventure des périers French writer, FR (b. 1510) |
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| bonaventure godet (b. 1505) |
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| bonaventure de compludo French politician, FR (b. 1532) |
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| bonaventure ireland French jurist (b. 1551) |
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bonaventure baron Irish Friar Minor and scholar, IE (b. 1610) |
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| bonaventure hepburn Scottish Philologist and Minim friar (1573-1620), GB (b. 1573) |
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| bonaventure de la bassée (b. 1577) |
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| bonaventure quentin de richebourg FR (b. 1581) |
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bonaventure giffard British priest, GB (b. 1642) |
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| bonaventure dernoye (b. 1583) |
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| bonaventure magennis Roman Catholic bishop (b. 1595) |
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| bonaventure dernoye (b. 1599) |
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| bonaventure de sainte-anne FR (b. 1606) |
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