Given name & surname
Donat
“a gift from God”
Donat is a variant of Donatello. One Spanish interpretation is “a gift from God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Donat is a variant of Donatello. One Spanish interpretation is “a gift from God.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Donat is a variant of Donatello. An origin associated with Donatello is Spanish. Donat is a form of Donato. An origin associated with Donato is Late Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1894. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Donat through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 351
- 351 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 22 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 1966. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 22 in 1918. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 222 as a first name in 2020; 1,163 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Donat’s family of names
Donat shares a linguistic root with Donato. In Polish usage, Donat has a conventional equivalent in the English form Donatus. Donat is a form of Donato.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Donat has relatives in 8 languages.
9 related names in 8 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Donat
- Donat Acklinbobsledderborn 1965
- Jackie MittooJamaican-Canadian keyboardist, songwriter and musical director1948–1990
- Donatus of ZadarDalmatian saint750–811
- Donat NonnotteFrench painter (1708-1785)
- Donat KurtiAlbanian translator (1903-1983)
- Donat RrudhaniKosovar association football playerborn 1999
- Donat John, Count Heissler of HeitersheimAustrian general1648–1696
- Donat MakijonekMajor of the Polish Air Force, Russian flying ace (WW I)1890–1941
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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