Given name & surname
Donzel
“a gift from God”
Donzel is a variant of Donatello. One Spanish interpretation is “a gift from God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Donzel is a variant of Donatello. One Spanish interpretation is “a gift from God.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Donzel is a variant of Donatello. An origin associated with Donatello is Spanish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1922. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Donzel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 246
- 246 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 18 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 8 in 2017. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 18 in 1992. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 257 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Donzel’s family of names
Donzel has a related form in Donatello.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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