Donatella
Donatella is a girl name of Italian origin, meaning Given by God.
What Donatella means
Given by God.
Donatella is a long name at 9 letters, which usually means a nickname will appear whether you plan one or not, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room. Its 4 vowels give it a flowing rhythm.
Where Donatella comes from
Italian names preserve Latin forms more directly than most European languages, often keeping the original vowel endings that other languages dropped.
Donatella is recorded as Italian in origin. Browse other Italian names.
How popular is Donatella?
You will not find Donatella in the top 100 girl names at the moment. Plenty of well-known names sit outside the charts; popularity measures how often a name is registered, not how good or how real it is.
The character of Donatella
We group Donatella under Gift and faith — an unusual pairing, and often the reason a name feels the way it does. Each theme opens a full list of names sharing it.
Names like Donatella
These share Donatella's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Dorothy — Gift of God.
- Theodora — Gift of God.
- Theodosia — Gift of God.
- Ayaan — Gift of God; speed.
- Mads — Gift of God.
- Matej — Gift of God.
- Mateus — Gift of God.
- Mathieu — Gift of God.
- Matias — Gift of God.
- Raffaella — God has healed.
- Angelo — Angel; a messenger.
- Gennaro — Devoted; of January.