Given name
Donatus
“a gift from God”
Donatus is a variant of Donatello. One Spanish interpretation is “a gift from God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Donatus is a variant of Donatello. One Spanish interpretation is “a gift from God.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Donatus is a variant of Donatello. An origin associated with Donatello is Spanish.
Explained through its name family
Donatus’s family of names
Donatus has a later derivative in Donatien. In English usage, Donatus has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Donat. Donatus has a related form in Donatello.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Donatus
- Donatus Magnusfounder of Donatism250–355
- Donatus of ArezzoBishop of Arezzo350–362
- Donatus of MuenstereifelCatholic martyr and saint, protector from storms and patron of vineyards140–173
- Donatus of Besançon26th archbishop of Besançon and saint594–656
- Donatus of EuroeaChristian saint400–387
- Donatus Edet AkpanRoman Catholic Bishopborn 1952
- Donatus of FiesoleIrish teacher, poet, Bishop of Fiesole and saint701–874
- Donatus DjagomIndonesian Roman Catholic archbishop (1919–2011)
- Donatus Aihmiosion OgunNigerian Catholic bishopborn 1966
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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