Deodat

Deodat or Déodat is a masculine given name. Deriving from Latin deo datus (/ˈde.oː ˈda.tus/), 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