Deodat as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Deodat

What is the meaning of the name Deodat ?

The baby name Deodat is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced DEE-oh-dat (English),DAY-oh-dat / day-oh-DAT (French: Déodat).

Deodat is Latin in Origin.

Deodat is a Romance and ecclesiastical name from Latin Deodatus - literally "deo datus," "given by God." It parallels Greek Theodotus with the same meaning, and yielded regional forms such as French Déodat/Deodat and Occitan-Catalan Deodat. Calqued equivalents include French Dieudonné and Spanish Diosdado; Italian and Portuguese favor Deodato (also Diodato). The sense is "God-given," "gift of God."

The name appears throughout late antiquity and the early Middle Ages, borne by bishops and monks and by two popes under the Latin forms Adeodatus/Deodatus (also recorded as Deusdedit). In medieval France it survives in the cult of Saint Déodat of Nevers. Usage declined after the Reformation but persists as a rare heritage choice in France, parts of Spain's Catalan-speaking regions, and among Francophone families. Documented variants: Deodatus, Adeodatus, Deusdedit, Déodat/Deodat, Deodato/Diodato, Spanish Deodato, and feminine Deodata/Deodate; common short form: Deo.