Given name & surname

Dotan

“a hardworking man”

Dotan is used as a given name and a surname. One African interpretation is “a hardworking man.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One African interpretation is “a hardworking man.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is African.

Dotan’s family of names

Dotan has a related form in Doten. Dotan has a related form in Dotin. Dotan has a related form in Doton.

Walk Dotan’s family in the name graph

DotanDotunDotinDotonDotynDoten

The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 5

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

People named Dotan

Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.

Similar names

If you love Dotan, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

African

Donkor

“a humble man”

No U.S. birth series

80% boys · 20% girls

African

Ohin

“a chief”

No U.S. birth series

83% boys · 17% girls

African

Danso

“a reliable man”

No U.S. birth series

55% boys · 45% girls

African

Diata

“resembling a lioness”

No U.S. birth series

63% boys · 37% girls

African

Odion

“the firstborn of twins”

No U.S. birth series

57% boys · 43% girls

African · Nature

Orji

“of the majestic tree”

No U.S. birth series

50% boys · 50% girls

African

Okoth

“born during rainfall” · “born during a period of rain”

No U.S. birth series

50% boys · 50% girls

Japanese

Oko

“one of twins” · “a charming man”

No U.S. birth series

56% boys · 44% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Dotan’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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