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Subject: On feeding and raising donkeys...
Author: Pavlos   (guest, 62.38.34.70)
Date: March 11, 2005 at 4:42:56 AM
Reply to: Re: etimology by Ivayla
Well, Onofrio (as well as its Greek version Onoufrios) are in fact related to the name Humphrey and have thankfully nothing to do with frrding everyone's favourite quatriped.

The misunderstanding arises from the fact that Onoufrios sounds a bit like "Onoforbos" (i.e. he who tends to donkeys).

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