Name details
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Name (attested) | Cantiae Iuni(i) f(iliae) Boniae uxori |
| Name (citation form) | Bonia |
| Source | III 5437.5438 cf. p. 1836, ILLPRON 1212 |
| Source type | epigraphic |
| Type of inscription | sepulcral |
| Material | marble |
| Date and origin | |
| Location (modern) | Graz/St.Leonhard |
| Location (ancient) | — |
| Community | Graz |
| District, region | Steiermark |
| Population group | — |
| Date | circa 100 AD |
| Source of date | CIL |
| Linguistic notes | |
| Language | Celtic |
| Gender | f. |
| Name type | cognomen |
| Use of name | L 2 + patronym |
| Word formation | simple |
| Prefix | — |
| First element | *bono- 'village, establishment' DLG2: 82, KGP 154 (Bon-), Meid 258 (Bonio, Boniatus, Bononius), NPC 214 (bouno- > bōno-) |
| Second element | — |
| Suffix | ia KGP 41, Kajanto 115, Stüber 2007: 150 |
| Stem class | ia |
| Case | dat. sg. |
| Semantic field | Place |
| Other | |
| Relations | (H) Lucius Cantius Secundus, (D) Cantia Lucia f Boniata |
| General notes | pace DLG2: 82 *bono- < *bhudhno-. Or with (dialectal) monophtongization of the ou-diphthong from *bouno-, *bōno- 'durable, prosperous'. |
| Other attestations | NOR 5 (CIL III 5074, 5107, 5437, 5444, 11595) |
| Secondary literature | Lochner 33f., NPC 45, 214 (bouno- > bōno-), DLG2: 82, KGP 154 (Bon-), Meid 258 (Bonio, Boniatus, Bononius), AlNor |