Bonaventure

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Bonaventure (countable and uncountable, plural Bonaventures)

1. A male given name from Latin.
2. A surname transferred from the given name.
3. A regional county municipality and city therein, in Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region, Quebec, Canada.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bonaventure is the 37899^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 586 individuals. Bonaventure is most common among White (75.94%) and Black/African American (18.26%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bonaventure”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 190.

The municipality is named after the city of Bonaventure.

• IPA^(key): /bɔ.na.vɑ̃.tyʁ/
• Hyphenation: Bo‧na‧ven‧ture
• Rhymes: -yʁ

Bonaventure f

1. A regional county municipality of Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec, Canada.

• Bonaventurien, Bonaventurienne