At a Glance: Name: Donatella – Meaning: gift, given – Origin: Italian (from Latin) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: don-uh-TEL-uh
Donatella is an Italian (from Latin) girl's name meaning “gift, given”. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Donatella
Meaning: Gift, given.
Origin: Italian (from Latin).
A common claim: Donatella means 'beautiful gift' or 'given by God' Actually: The literal Latin root is simply 'given/gift'; 'beautiful' and 'by God' are embellishments not present in the base etymology.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Donatella
Phonetic: don-uh-TEL-uh IPA: /ˌdɒnəˈtɛlə/
Popularity of Donatella
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1967–2024.
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