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Donato - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Donato

[ 3 syll. do-na-to, don-ato ] The boy name Donato is pronounced DahNAATow KEY. Donato has its origins in the Latin language, and it is used largely in English, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish. Donato is a variant form of Donat (Catalan, English, French, German, Hungarian, Polish, Provençal, and Russian).

Donato is unusual as a baby name for boys. Its usage peaked modestly in 1913 with 0.005% of baby boys being named Donato. Its ranking then was #972. The baby name has since experienced a drop in popularity, and is of very light use now. Among all boy names in its group, Donato was nevertheless the most widely used in 2008.

Baby names that sound like Donato include Dayanand (Indian), Demothi, Dionte (English), Donati (Italian), Dyamond (English), Dandie (English and Scottish), Dandy (English and Scottish), Dante (German and Italian), Demid (Russian), Deonte (English), Diamond (English), Donaidh (Scottish), Donat (Catalan, English, French, German, Hungarian, Polish, Provençal, and Russian), Donát (Hungarian), Donnaidh (Scottish), Dontae (English), Donte (English), and Dand (Scottish).

Details of famous persons named Donato:
Artist Donatello, born Donato di Niccolô di Betto Bardi:, 1386 - December 13, 1466, Florence, Italy.
Artist Donato Donato Bramante, born 1444 - March 11, 1514, Casteldurante, Italy.

KEY: Pronunciation for Donato: D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)"


 
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