Deodat Explained

Deodat
Gender:	Male
Meaning:	"given by God"
Origin:	Latin
Related Names:	Adeodatus, Dieudonné

Deodat or Déodat is a masculine given name. Deriving from Latin deo datus (pronounced as /la-x-classic/), it means "given by God", in similar usage to Dieudonné, Matthew, Theodore, Jonathan, and Nathaniel.

The name is also found among South Asian communities and their diaspora.

Notable people

• Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu, (1750– 1801), French geologist
• Deodat Lawson, (fl. 1684–1688), British colonial minister
• Deodat del Monte, (1582–1644), Flemish painter, architect, engineer, astronomer, and art dealer
• Déodat de Séverac, (1872–1921), French composer
• Deodatus of Nevers (d. 679), bishop of Nevers

See also

• Deodato (disambiguation), a similar name