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Help[Facts] Sorry...(m)
in reply to a message by Angela
But the only reason Dontae is listed as a Latin name is because it's a creative spelling of Dante, which itself comes from the Latin "durantem," which means enduring; it's the gerundive of the verb "duro, durare," to endure or to remain unchanged. I speak Latin, and I could find no word that looks remoatly like Dontae. The ending -ae is a pseudo-Latinate ending, but probably just a phonetic way to spell out the "e" in Dante. Besides, -ae is a feminine ending in Latin, so it would hardly be likely to be used as a male name if it was indeed from the Latin.
It's possible, but a long stretch, to say that Dontae comes from the verb "dono," to give or sacrifice. I also couldn't find any reference to a French painter by this name. Do you know the last name of this painter? It may simply be that, in the years before standardization of spellings, Dante was spelled in a number of ways including Dontae, such as Shakespeare was also Shakspear, Shakespear, etc.
It's possible, but a long stretch, to say that Dontae comes from the verb "dono," to give or sacrifice. I also couldn't find any reference to a French painter by this name. Do you know the last name of this painter? It may simply be that, in the years before standardization of spellings, Dante was spelled in a number of ways including Dontae, such as Shakespeare was also Shakspear, Shakespear, etc.
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