The first name Donat

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About the first name Donat

Meaning

The name Donat traditionally means “given”.

Historical origin

The name Donat comes from Latin Donatus, a participle meaning “given”.

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Devotion to saints strongly contributed to the spread of Donat; religious calendars long influenced naming choices in Quebec.

Pronunciation:do-natdɔn.a

Frequency of the first name Donat by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Donat by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name DonatLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Donat in baptisms by year.2001501005001755180318511899194719951755–1759 2 baptisms1825–1829 2 baptisms1835–1839 4 baptisms1840–1844 6 baptisms1845–1849 8 baptisms1850–1854 6 baptisms1855–1859 14 baptisms1860–1864 20 baptisms1865–1869 12 baptisms1870–1874 42 baptisms1875–1879 78 baptisms1880–1884 68 baptisms1885–1889 96 baptisms1890–1894 108 baptisms1895–1899 102 baptisms1900–1904 76 baptisms1905–1909 56 baptisms1910–1914 40 baptisms1915–1919 34 baptisms1920–1924 10 baptisms1925–1929 14 baptisms1930–1934 10 baptisms1935–1939 6 baptisms1940–1944 4 baptisms1945–1949 10 baptisms1950–1954 6 baptisms1955–1959 4 baptisms1960–1964 2 baptisms1995–1999 2 baptisms

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