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Name Omobono
Gender Masculine
Usage Medieval Italian, Italian (Rare)
Other Forms FormsOmobuono, Uomobuono
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Meaning & History
Means "good man" in the dialect of the Po valley in Italy. Omobono Tucenghi was a merchant of Cremona, who dedicated all of his life to charity and peacemaking. He was canonized in 1197 and is the patron saint of the city of Cremona as well as of business people, tailors, shoemakers and clothworkers.