Given name & surname
Dieudonné
“given by God?”
Dieudonné is used as a given name and a surname. One Old French interpretation is “given by God?.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Old French interpretation is “given by God?.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Old French.
How it developed
From Latin Deōdatus, built from French Dieu (“God”) + donné (“given”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Dieudonné’s family of names
In French usage, Dieudonné has a conventional equivalent in the German form ADEODATUS. In French usage, Dieudonné has a conventional equivalent in the English form DEUSDEDIT.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 4
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Dieudonné
- Dieudonné NzapalaingaCentral African theologian and catholic cardinalborn 1967
- DieudonnéFrench comedian, actor and political activistborn 1966
- Dieudonné de GozonGrand Master of the Knights Hospitaller1350–1353
- Dieudonné Kwizeraathletics competitor (* 1967)
- Dieudonné BogmisCameroonian catholic bishop (1955-2018)
- Dieudonné CostesFrench aviator (1892–1973)
- Dieudonné DisiRwandan athletics competitorborn 1978
- Dieudonné SaiveBelgian firearm designer (1889-1973)
- Dieudonné MinoungouBurkinabe footballerborn 1981
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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