Given name & surname
Buenaventura
“one who undertakes a blessed venture”
Buenaventura is a variant of Bonaventure. One Latin interpretation is “one who undertakes a blessed venture.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Buenaventura is a variant of Bonaventure. One Latin interpretation is “one who undertakes a blessed venture.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Buenaventura is a variant of Bonaventure. An origin associated with Bonaventure is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1976. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Buenaventura through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1976
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1976. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 794 as a first name in 2020; 1,735 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Buenaventura’s family of names
In English usage, Buenaventura as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with Bonaventure. In Spanish usage, Buenaventura has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Bonaventura. Buenaventura has a related form in Bonaventure.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Buenaventura has relatives in 4 languages.
3 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Buenaventura
- Buenaventura BáezPresident of the Dominican Republic (1812–1884)
- Buenaventura FerreiraParaguayan footballerborn 1960
- Buenaventura Fernández de Córdoba SpínolaSpanish cardinal (1724-1777)
- Buenaventura FamadicoRoman Catholic bishop in the Philippinesborn 1956
- Buenaventura Bassegoda y AmigóSpanish architect (1862-1940)
- Buenaventura Codina y AugerolasSpanish Roman Catholic bishop1785–1857
- Buenaventura de Abarzuza y FerrerSpanish diplomat1843–1910
- Bonaventura IbáñezSpanish actor (1876–1932)
- Buenaventura VillamayorFilipino chess playerborn 1967
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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