David name - Meaning of David
- Gender
- Masculine
- Lucky Number
- 22
- Usage
- English, Hebrew, French, Scottish, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Czech, Slovene, Russian, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Romanian, Biblical, Biblical Latin
- Pronounced
- DAY-vid (English) , dah-VEED (Jewish) , da-VEED (French) , DAH-vit (German, Dutch) , dah-VEET (Russian)
- David Meaning
- From the Hebrew name (Dawid) , which was probably derived from Hebrew (dwd) meaning "beloved". David was the second and greatest of the kings of Israel, ruling in the 10th century Bc. Several stories about him are told in the Old Testament, including his defeat of Goliath, a giant Philistine. According to the New Testament, Jesus was descended from him. This name has been used in Britain since the Middle Ages. It has been especially popular in Wales, where it is used in honour of the 5th-century patron saint of Wales (also called Dewi), as well as in Scotland, where it was borne by two kings. Famous bearers include empiricist philosopher David Hume (1711-1776), explorer David Livingstone (1813-1873) and soccer player David Beckham (1975-). This is also the name of the hero of Charles Dickens' semi-autobiographical novel 'David Copperfield' (1850). David originates in Hebrew and means "adored". It has been one of the most popular masculine given names over centuries, and in different spellings all over the world. It functions as a surname as well. Throughout history it was popular with royalty. The most famous bearer is David, the second king of the United Kingdom of Israel and Jesus Christ"s ancestor.
David Related Names
Variants: Dovid (Yiddish), Dàibhidh, Daividh (Scottish), Davi (Portuguese (Brazilian) ), Dave, Davie, Davey, Davin
Diminutives: Dave, Davey, Davie, Davy (English), Dudel (Yiddish), Davie (Scottish)
Feminine Forms: Davina (English (British) ), Davena, Davida, Davinia (English)
Other Languages: Daud, Dawood, Dawud (Arabic), Dauid (Biblical Greek), Dawid (Biblical Hebrew), Daveth (Cornish), Taavetti, Taavi (Finnish), Davit, Daviti (Georgian), Dávid (Hungarian), Davide (Italian), Dovydas (Lithuanian), Daw (Medieval English), Dawid (Polish), Dávid (Slovak), Dafydd, Dewi, Dewydd, Dai, Dewey, Taffy (Welsh)
David Celebrities
David Arquette - actor, David Bauer - hockey player, David Carr - football player, David Carradine - actor, David Duchovny - actor, David Geffen - actor, David Hasselhoff - actor, David Lee Roth - musician, David Letterman - talk show host, David Wright - baseball player, David Beckham - soccer player, David Cameron - UK Prime Minister, David Bowie - singer,
