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Datta
दत्तSay it DUT-tuh
- Meaning today
- Given, dattatreya
- Original meaning
- "given, granted, presented; a short name for Dattātreya" Monier-Williams, p. 467
- Say it
- DUT-tuh
- Written
- दत्त
- Other spellings
- Datt
Datta
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Datta meaning
Datta (दत्त) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin.
Given, granted, presented; a short name for Dattātreya
Also used to mean: dattatreya
Datta (दत्त) means "given". It is the Sanskrit past participle of dā, "to give", and Monier-Williams glosses it as given, granted or presented; it also notes Datta as the short form of longer names such as Devadatta and as a name of Dattatreya. In Maharashtra the name usually points to Dattatreya, the sage-god born to Atri and Anasuya and revered as Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva in one, with well-loved shrines at Narsobawadi and Audumbar. His birthday, Datta Jayanti, falls on the full moon of Margashirsha.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 467 · entry datta · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, datta, p. 467 · Wikipedia, Dattatreya · Wikipedia, Datta Samant
Famous namesakes
- Datta Samant, Mumbai trade-union leader of the 1982 textile strike
Fits your syllable
First sound द
Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra, pada 3 · Kumbh rashi
This exact sound isn't in the table; the closest is दा, which differs only in vowel length. North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Datta · Datt