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David

Gender: Masculine
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Meaning & History

Derived from the Hebrew name דָּוִד (Dawiḏ), which is rooted in דּוֹד (doḏ), meaning either "beloved" or "uncle". David was the second and most renowned of Israel's kings, reigning in the 10th century BC. The Old Testament recounts several tales about him, including his triumph over the Philistine giant Goliath. The New Testament asserts that Jesus was a descendant of David. In Britain, the name David has been in use since the Middle Ages. It has been particularly favored in Wales, commemorating the 5th-century patron saint of Wales (also known as Dewi), and in Scotland, where it was the name of two kings. Throughout the 20th century, David has remained one of the most enduringly popular names in the English-speaking world, consistently ranking among the top 30 names for boys in the United States. It reached the peak in England and Wales during the 1950s and 1960s, and in Spain, it topped the charts for boys in the 1970s and 1980s. Notable individuals bearing this name include the empiricist philosopher David Hume (1711-1776), the explorer David Livingstone (1813-1873), the musician David Bowie (1947-2016), and the soccer player David Beckham (1975-). Additionally, David is the protagonist in Charles Dickens' semi-autobiographical novel David Copperfield (1850).

Related Names

Variants (Scottish): Daividh
(Scottish Gaelic): Dàibhidh
(Welsh): Dafydd, Taffy, Dewi 1
(Portuguese (Brazilian)): Davi
Diminutives (English): Dave, Davey
(Scottish): Davie
(English): Davy
(Welsh): Dai
Feminine Forms (English): Davina, Davena, Davida, Davinia
Other Languages & Cultures (Amharic): Dawit
(Arabic): Daoud
(Urdu): Daud
(Arabic): Dawood
(Quranic): Dawud
(Georgian): Davit
(Persian): Davud
(Biblical Greek): Dabid, Dauid
(Polish): Dawid
(Cornish): Daveth
(Estonian): Taavet
(Finnish): Taavi
(Tongan): Tevita
(Finnish): Taavetti
(Hausa): Dauda
(Slovak): Dávid
(Icelandic): Davíð
(Irish): Dáibhí
(Italian): Davide
(Latvian): Dāvids, Dāvis, Deivids
(Lithuanian): Deividas, Dovydas
(Maori): Rāwiri
(Medieval English): Daw
(Old Welsh): Dewydd
(Persian): Davood, Davoud
(Samoan): Tavita
(Somali): Daa'uud
(Swahili): Daudi
(Ukrainian): Davyd
(Western African): Daouda
(Yiddish): Dovid, Dudel
Surname Descendants (Welsh): David
(Czech): Davidová
(Danish): Davidsen
(English): Davids, Davidson
(Serbian): Davidović
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