David is a common masculine given name. It is of Hebrew origin, and its popularity derives from King David, a figure of central importance in the Hebrew Bible and in the religious traditions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
David (Hebrew: דָּוִד, Modern: David, Tiberian: Dāwîḏ) means "beloved", derived from the root dôwd (דּוֹד), which originally meant "to boil", but survives in Biblical Hebrew only in the figurative usage "to love"; specifically, it is a term for an uncle or figuratively, a lover/beloved (it is used in this way in the Song of Songs: אני לדודי ודודי לי, "I am for my beloved and my beloved is for me").[2] In Christian tradition, the name was adopted as Syriac: ܕܘܝܕ Dawid, GreekΔαυίδ, LatinDavidus or David. The Quranic spelling is دَاوُۥدDāwūd or Dā'ūd.
The oldest, most popular and most commonly used diminutive form in the English speaking countries of David is Dav, which first appeared in written form in the 16th century.[citation needed] The nickname Dav or Dave has been used as a name in its own right in the 19th and 20th centuries, at least in the United States. At the height of its popularity in the 1950s and early 1960s, the name Dave was bestowed upon more than 3,000 infants each year.[3]
Other common English-language hypocorisms of the name David are Dave, Dav, Davey, Davie, Davo, Davs, Davis, Daviey, and Davy. The Welsh Dafydd is also abbreviated Dewi, Dai and Daf.[4]
In Ashkenazi Jewish culture, common hypocorisms of Dovid are Dovi and Dov. Dudi is a common hypocorism in Modern Hebrew.[5]
Davo is also used as a nickname, and is quite common in Australia and Armenia, while the nickname Dato (for Davit) is popular in the country of Georgia.[citation needed]
Female formsedit
Some female forms of the name are Daveigh, Davetta, Davida, and Davina. The girl's name Davinia may derive from David, but it has also been considered a derivation from the Gaelic Devin[citation needed] or a variant of Lavinia.[citation needed]
Statisticsedit
United Kingdom: David was the most popular masculine given name in Northern Ireland for newborns in 1975 and dropped to a fluctuating rank around 20th in the first few years of the 21st century.[6]
United States: David is the fifth most popular masculine name in the United States, belonging to 2,967,000 individuals. [7] It ranked #30 among boys born in 2021. [8]
United States: In 2015, the name David was the 18th most popular name for baby boys in the United States.[9]
^Although Dai was formerly used as a name in its own right prior to the late 15th century, possibly derived from a Welsh word meaning "shining". The name was very popular in Wales, leading to the situation whereby in England, "Taffy" or "Taff" (imitating the Welsh pronunciation of "Dafydd") became used as a pejorative nickname for Welshmen regardless of their actual name.[citation needed]
^Slobin, Dan Isaac (1985). The Crosslinguistic Study of Language Acquisition. Psychology Press. ISBN9780898593679.
^(PDF) (Press release). Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. 2 January 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2006. Retrieved 14 February 2008. (see tables "Comparison with 1975" and "Top 20 Names 2000–2003")
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David is a common masculine given name It is of Hebrew origin and its popularity derives from King David a figure of central importance in the Hebrew Bible and in the religious traditions of Judaism Christianity and Islam DavidKing David from the Hebrew BiblePronunciation ˈ d eɪ v ɪ d GenderMaleOriginWord nameHebrewMeaning Beloved famed loved or uncle 1 Region of originEretz Israel Contents 1 Etymology 2 Hypocorisms 3 Female forms 4 Statistics 5 Variants 6 Notable people with the name 7 See also 8 ReferencesEtymology editDavid Hebrew ד ו ד Modern David Tiberian Dawiḏ means beloved derived from the root dowd ד ו ד which originally meant to boil but survives in Biblical Hebrew only in the figurative usage to love specifically it is a term for an uncle or figuratively a lover beloved it is used in this way in the Song of Songs אני לדודי ודודי לי I am for my beloved and my beloved is for me 2 In Christian tradition the name was adopted as Syriac ܕܘܝܕ Dawid Greek Dayid Latin Davidus or David The Quranic spelling is د او ۥد Dawud or Da ud David was adopted as a Christian name from an early period e g David of Wales 6th century David Saharuni 7th century David I of Iberia 9th century Name days are celebrated on 8 February for David IV of Georgia 1 March for St David of Wales and 29 December for King David as well as 25 June St David of Sweden 26 June 9 July Russia 26 August 11 December and 30 December Hungary Latvia Norway Czech Republic Hypocorisms editThe oldest most popular and most commonly used diminutive form in the English speaking countries of David is Dav which first appeared in written form in the 16th century citation needed The nickname Dav or Dave has been used as a name in its own right in the 19th and 20th centuries at least in the United States At the height of its popularity in the 1950s and early 1960s the name Dave was bestowed upon more than 3 000 infants each year 3 Other common English language hypocorisms of the name David are Dave Dav Davey Davie Davo Davs Davis Daviey and Davy The Welsh Dafydd is also abbreviated Dewi Dai and Daf 4 In Ashkenazi Jewish culture common hypocorisms of Dovid are Dovi and Dov Dudi is a common hypocorism in Modern Hebrew 5 Davo is also used as a nickname and is quite common in Australia and Armenia while the nickname Dato for Davit is popular in the country of Georgia citation needed Female forms editSome female forms of the name are Daveigh Davetta Davida and Davina The girl s name Davinia may derive from David but it has also been considered a derivation from the Gaelic Devin citation needed or a variant of Lavinia citation needed Statistics editUnited Kingdom David was the most popular masculine given name in Northern Ireland for newborns in 1975 and dropped to a fluctuating rank around 20th in the first few years of the 21st century 6 United States David is the fifth most popular masculine name in the United States belonging to 2 967 000 individuals 7 It ranked 30 among boys born in 2021 8 United States In 2015 the name David was the 18th most popular name for baby boys in the United States 9 Variants editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed March 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Afrikaans Dawid Albanian Davidi Dauti Davud Dejvid Xhavit Amharic Dawit Arabic Classical داود Modern داوود Dawud Dawoud Daoud Dawud Dawood Aramaic Dawiḏ Armenian Classical Դաւիթ Dawitʻ Eastern Դավիթ Davitʻ Western Դաւիթ Tʻavitʻ Azerbaijani Davud داوود Bashkir Dauyt Dawit Basque Dabid Bosnian Davud Daut Breton Dewi Bulgarian David Davidko Catalan David Daviu Cornish Daveth Croatian David Czech David Davidek Danish David Dutch David English David Esperanto Davido Estonian Taavet Taavi Faroese Davur David David Davi Fijian Tevita Filipino David Davide Finnish Daavid Taavetti Taavi Taavo French David Fula Dauda Daouda 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Rawiri Marathi द व द Davida Medieval English Daw Day Mi kmaq Dabit Northern Sami Davvet Northern Sotho Dafid Dafida Norwegian David Persian داوود or داود Davud Polish Dawid Portuguese David Brazilian Davi Punjabi ਦ ਊਦ ਨ Da uda nu Romanian David Russian David David Davyd Davyd Devid Devid Samoan Tavita Scots Dauvit Dauid Scottish Gaelic Daibheid Daibhidh Serbian David David Skolt Sami Daa ved Slovak David David Slovenian David Spanish David Swahili Daudi Swedish David Syriac ܕܘܝܕ Dawid Da wood Tamil த வ த Daveedu Telugu ద వ ద Daveedu Thai edwid RTGS Dewit Tongan Tevita Turkish Davut Davud Ukrainian David Davyd Devid Urdu داؤد Daud ڈیوڈ Ḍeviḍ Vietnamese Đa vit Đeton Welsh Dafydd Dewi Dai Dewydd Day Wolof Dawda Dauda Daouda Yiddish דוד Doved Yoruba Dafidi Dawodu Dauda Zulu uDavideNotable people with the name editMain article List of people named DavidSee also editAll pages with titles beginning with David All pages with titles beginning with Dave David surname Davidson name Davide Dave given name Davy given name Davis surname Davies KawikaReferences edit Meaning origin and history of the name David Strong s Concordance H1730 Popular Baby Names ssa gov Although Dai was formerly used as a name in its own right prior to the late 15th century possibly derived from a Welsh word meaning shining The name was very popular in Wales leading to the situation whereby in England Taffy or Taff imitating the Welsh pronunciation of Dafydd became used as a pejorative nickname for Welshmen regardless of their actual name citation needed Slobin Dan Isaac 1985 The Crosslinguistic Study of Language Acquisition Psychology Press ISBN 9780898593679 Jack and Emma were the most popular first names in Northern Ireland in 2003 PDF Press release Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency 2 January 2004 Archived from the original PDF on 29 September 2006 Retrieved 14 February 2008 see tables Comparison with 1975 and Top 20 Names 2000 2003 Name David January 1 2020 Archived from the original 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