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Donato

English translation/equivalent: Dan, Don, Donatus

Origin: Derived from the nickname and then common name of the Christian era Donatus, from the perfect participle donare "donated, given" from God, given to a child whose parents waited at length for a son.

Name Day/Onomastico: August 7—in memory of St. Donatus, martyred in 352.

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