DONATO male Italian, Spanish, Portuguese From the Late Latin name Donatus meaning "given". Several early saints had this name. The name was also borne by two Renaissance masters: the sculptor Donato di Niccolo di Bette Bardi (also known as Donatello), and the architect Donato Bramante. |
EQUIVALENTS |
ITALIAN: Donata |
LATE ROMAN: Donata |
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS |
ITALIAN: Donatella |
MASCULINE FORMS |
CATALAN: Donat |
FRENCH: Donat |
HUNGARIAN: Donát |
ITALIAN: Donatello, Donato |
LATE ROMAN: Donatus |
OCCITAN: Donat |
POLISH: Donat |
PORTUGUESE: Donato |
SPANISH: Donato |
OTHER FORMS |
FRENCH: Donatien, Donatienne |
LATE ROMAN: Donatianus |
LITHUANIAN: Danutė |
POLISH: Danka, Danuta |