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 [ 4 syll. o-no-frio, on-ofr-io ] The boy name Onofrio is pronounced owNOWFRiyow KEY. Onofrio's origin is Egyptian, and its use, Italian. Older forms of the name include Onnophrios (Old Greek), Onnophris (Egyptian), and Onuphrius (Latin). The name Onnophris was borne as an epithet of the ancient Egyptian god Osiris. It was also borne by Saint Onofrio, a 5th century martyr with a considerable cult in Italy. Onofrio is not widely used as a baby name for boys. It is not in the top 1000 names. A baby name that sounds like Onofrio is the Spanish Onofre. KEY: English pronunciation for Onofrio: OW as in "oat (OW.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)" ; F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)"   |
