The onofrio Surname
onofrio Name Meaning and History
Italian (mainly southern): from the personal name Onofrio,
derived from Latin Onnuphrius, borrowed from an epithet of the
Egyptian god Osiris, Onnophris ‘always glad’. It gained
popularity as a Christian name in Italy with the cult of St. Onofrio,
a 5th-century Egyptian martyr.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| ONOFRIO, Maria Antonia - 1880 Marriage |
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| ONOFRIO, Lucia - 1876 Marriage |
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