Buenaventura

From Spanish Buenaventura, a reference to Saint Bonaventure (Santa Buenaventura). Doublet of Bonaventure.

Buenaventura (plural Buenaventuras)

1. A surname from Spanish.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Buenaventura is the 17495^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1611 individuals. Buenaventura is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (65.8%) and Hispanic/Latino (26.82%) individuals.

From Spanish, a reference to St. Bonaventure (San Buenaventura).

• Hyphenation: Bue‧na‧ven‧tu‧ra

Buenaventura

1. a Christian surname from Spanish

From Spanish, a reference to St. Bonaventure (San Buenaventura).

Buenaventura

1. a Christian surname from Spanish

A reference to St. Bonaventure (Santa Buenaventura), equivalent to buena + ventura (“fortune”).

• IPA^(key): /bwenabenˈtuɾa/ [bwe.na.β̞ẽn̪ˈt̪u.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -uɾa
• Syllabification: Bue‧na‧ven‧tu‧ra

Buenaventura m or f by sense

1. a Christian surname

Buenaventura m

1. a male given name

Borrowed from Spanish, a reference to St. Bonaventure (San Buenaventura).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /buˌenavenˈtuɾa/ [ˌbwɛ.nɐ.vɛnˈtu.ɾɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (more native-sounding) /buˌenabenˈtuɾa/ [ˌbwɛ.nɐ.bɛnˈtu.ɾɐ]
• Rhymes: -uɾa
• Syllabification: Bu‧e‧na‧ven‧tu‧ra

Buénaventúra (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜏᜒᜈᜊᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜇ)

1. a Christian surname from Spanish

According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Buenaventura is the 110th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 53,941 individuals.