Deodatus
dee-oh-DAY-tus
A Latin Christian name meaning “given by God” or “gift of God.”
Meaning
Deodatus comes from Latin and is built on the idea of being “given by God.” The 1884 source glosses it as “God given,” and also links it with the related form Adeodatus, with the same meaning. In Christian naming tradition, it was used for children whose birth was especially celebrated.
Origin
Latinmasculine
Fun fact
The form Adeodatus or Deodatus was associated with a Gallic saint, commonly called St. Die.
Confidence: sourced. Sources: History of Christian Names, Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature.