Faas

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Pronounced： [ FAH:S ]
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Usage：Dutch

Meaning & History：

Dutch short form of BONIFAAS or SERVAAS.

BONIFAAS male Dutch

Dutch form of Bonifatius (see BONIFACE).

BONIFACE male French, English (Rare)

From the Late Latin name Bonifatius, which meant "good fate" from bonum "good" and fatum "fate". This was the name of nine popes and also several saints, including an 8th-century Anglo-Saxon missionary to Germany (originally named Winfrid) who is now regarded as the patron saint of that country. It came into use in England during the Middle Ages, but became rare after the Protestant Reformation.

SERVAAS male Dutch

Dutch form of the Late Latin name Servatius, derived from servatus "saved, redeemed". This was the name of a 4th-century saint who helped spread Christianity to the Low Countries.

Names related to Faas：

FULL FORMS

DUTCH: Bonifaas, Servaas

EQUIVALENTS

CZECH: Bonifác

ENGLISH: Boniface

FRENCH: Boniface

GERMAN: Bonifaz

HUNGARIAN: Bonifác

ITALIAN: Bonifacio

LATE ROMAN: Bonifatius, Servatius

LIMBURGISH: Servaos

POLISH: Bonifacy

PORTUGUESE: Bonifacio

SPANISH: Bonifacio