Given name & surname
Donatien
“a gift from God”
Donatien is a variant of Donatello. One Spanish interpretation is “a gift from God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Donatien is a variant of Donatello. One Spanish interpretation is “a gift from God.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Late Latin.
How it developed
Donatien developed from Donatus.
The story
The name’s historical associations include various early saints, including a 4th-century bishop of Rheims.
Donatien’s family of names
Donatien developed from Donatus. Donatien has a related form in Donatello. In French usage, Donatien has a conventional equivalent in Naczyaen.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Donatien
- Donatien Bouchésailor1882–1965
- Donatian of ReimsFrench bishop and saint400–389
- Donatien de RochambeauFrench soldier (1755–1813)
- Donatien LaurentFrench linguist and musicologist (1935-2020)
- Donatien Mahele Lieko BokunguZairean general (1941-1997)
- Donatien Bafuidinsoni Maloko-ManaCongolese Catholic priestborn 1962
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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