Deodat
# Deodat

Deodat or Déodat is a masculine given name. In the French language, it means "God has given", 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
