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David

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See also: Davíð, Dávið, Dávid, and Davìd
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Translingual

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English David.

Noun

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David

  1. (chess) Spoken by a player during a match with one or more visually impaired players to indicate the d-file in algebraic notation.

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English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia
Michelangelo's sculpture of the Biblical figure David.

Etymology

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Proto-Semitic
Biblical Hebrew דָּוִד (dāwiḏ)bor.
Koine Greek Δαυῑ̈́δ (Dauī̈́d)bor.
Late Latin Dāvīdbor.
Old English Dauid, David
Middle English David, Davyd, Davyde
English David

    From Middle English David, Davyd, Davyde, from Old English Dauid, David, from Late Latin Dāvīd, from Koine Greek Δαυῑ̈́δ (Dauī̈́d), from Biblical Hebrew דָּוִד (dāwiḏ, literally “beloved”).

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈdeɪvɪd/, /ˈdeɪvəd/
    • Audio (US):(file)
    • Audio (UK):(file)

    Proper noun

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    David (countable and uncountable, plural Davids)

    1. A male given name from Hebrew.
      • 1994, Caroline Knapp, The Merry Recluse: A Life in Essays, Counterpoint Press, published 2004, →ISBN, page 169:
        David Copperfield. Dwight David Eisenhower. Michelangelo's David. None of these Davids would seem the same if their names were Dave. David, with its final "d", sounds finished and complete, whereas Dave just kind of hangs there in the air, indefinitely.
      • 2000, Anne Rice, Merrick, Ballantine Books, published 2001, →ISBN, page 157:
        Well, don't think I'll settle for so little, Mr. Talbot. Or should I call you David? I think you look like a David, you know, righteous and clean living and all of that.
      • 2016 October 12, Andy Orin, “I'm David Baszucki, CEO of Roblox, and This Is How I Work”, in LifeHacker‎[1], archived from the original on 13 July 2024:
        David Baszucki created it ten years ago along with his cofounder Erik Cassel, and it’s gradually snowballed in popularity, particularly among kids and teenagers.
      • 2021 January 28, Chandelis Duster, “Parkland shooting survivor calls for House GOP leader to denounce Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene”, in CNN‎[2], archived from the original on 18 April 2021:
        Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg called on Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy Thursday to denounce Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who has faced intense criticism this week over incendiary remarks she made in recent years as well as a viral video in which she harasses Hogg.
    3. (biblical) The second king of Judah and Israel, the successor of King Saul in the Hebrew Bible; the son of Jesse and the father of Nathan and King Solomon.
      • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 2 Samuel 23:1-2:
        David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said, The Spirit of the LORD spake by me, and his word was in my tongue.
      • 2009 May 31, Margareta Pagano, “David takes on Googliath for a slice of the profits in the online shopping world”, in The Independent‎[3], archived from the original on 6 March 2012:
        It appears that even David can't go to battle without his Googliath.
      • 2014, Jimmy Carter, “Full Prisons and Legal Killing”, in A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence, and Power‎[4], Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 39:
        Some devout Christians are among the most fervent advocates of the death penalty, contradicting Jesus Christ and misinterpreting Holy Scriptures and numerous examples of mercy. We remember God’s forgiveness of Cain, who killed Abel, and the adulterer King David, who arranged the killing of Uriah, the husband of Bathsheba, his lover.
    4. A surname originating as a patronymic common in Wales, in honor of the ancient Saint David of Wales.
    5. (rare) A female given name, often combined with a feminine middle name (e.g. David Ann).
    6. A place name:
      1. A city, the capital of Chiriquí province, Panama.
      2. A former unincorporated community in Mitchell County, Iowa, United States.
      3. An unincorporated community and coal town in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States.
      4. A barangay of Mangaldan, Pangasinan, Philippines.
      5. A barangay of San Jose, Tarlac, Philippines.

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    Noun

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    David (plural Davids)

    1. (figuratively) A person or group considered unlikely to prevail; an underdog.
      Synonym: little man
      Coordinate term: Goliath
      • 1909, William Denison Lyman, The Columbia River: Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce‎[5], G. P. Putnam's Sons, page 185:
        But the essential forces were the American immigrant, the American missionary, the Declaration of Independence, and the ox-team. Those were the champions of America. They were the Davids against the Goliaths of British monopoly.
      • 1997, Nathan Gardels, editor, The Changing Global Order: World Leaders Reflect‎[6], Blackwell Publishers, →ISBN, page 191:
        Will Microsoft rule the alternative to the mass media, the Net? Or, as always before in history, will local Davids arise to challenge the global Goliaths?
      • 2001, Adam Harmes, Unseen Power‎[7], Stoddart Publishing, →ISBN, page 144:
        In their quest for a villain, the media were assisted by politicians who wanted to avoid being put into the slot themselves. On the contrary, they wanted to be portrayed as the underdogs, the democratic Davids fighting the valiant but ultimately hopeless battle against the financial Goliaths.
      • 2015, Porter Erisman, Alibaba's World: How a Remarkable Chinese Company is Changing the Face of Global Business‎[8], Palgrave Macmillan, →ISBN, page 104:
        Our strategy to engage eBay in a war of words had created a lot of media buzz within China. Positioning ourselves as a local David fighting the US Goliath, we intended to educate the market about e-commerce and attract people to Taobao to give consumer e-commerce a chance.

    Albanian

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    Proper noun

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    David m

    1. a male given name

    Declension

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    Declension of David
    singular
    indefinite definite
    nominative David Davidi
    accusative Davidin
    dative/ablative Davidi Davidit

    Catalan

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    David m

    1. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English David

    Cebuano

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    Etymology

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    From English David, from Koine Greek Δαυῑ̈́δ (Dauī̈́d), from the Biblical Hebrew דָּוִד (dāwiḏ, literally “beloved”). Also from Spanish David.

    Pronunciation

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    • Hyphenation: Da‧vid
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    Proper noun

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    David

    1. a male given name from English or Spanish
    2. (biblical) David

    Czech

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    David m anim

    1. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English David

    Declension

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    Declension of David (hard masculine animate)
    singular plural
    nominative David Davidové
    genitive Davida Davidů
    dative Davidovi, Davidu Davidům
    accusative Davida Davidy
    vocative Davide Davidové
    locative Davidovi, Davidu Davidech
    instrumental Davidem Davidy

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    David

    1. (biblical) David
    2. a male given name
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    Dutch

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    Etymology

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    Ultimately from Late Latin Dāvīd, from Koine Greek Δαυῑ̈́δ (Dauī̈́d), from Biblical Hebrew דָּוִד (dāwiḏ). Some people go by the English pronunciation, from English David.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈdaː.vɪt/, /ˈdeː.vɪt/ (depending on person)
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    • Hyphenation: Da‧vid

    Proper noun

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    David m

    1. (biblical) David
    2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English David
    3. a surname originating as a patronymic

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    • Afrikaans: Dawid

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    David m

    1. (biblical) David
    2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English David
    3. a surname originating as a patronymic

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    German

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    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈdaːvɪt/ (normal)
      • IPA(key): [ˈdäːvɪt] (most regions)
      • IPA(key): [ˈdäːvit] (Bavaria, Austria)
    • IPA(key): /ˈdaːˌviːt/ (some speakers in the very north of Germany)
    • Audio (Austria):(file)
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
    • Hyphenation: Da‧vid

    Proper noun

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    David m (proper noun, strong, genitive Davids)

    1. (biblical) David
    2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English David

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    Declension of David [sg-only, masculine, strong]
    singular
    indef. def. noun
    nominative ein der David
    genitive eines des Davids
    dative einem dem David
    accusative einen den David

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    Hungarian

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    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): [ˈdɒvid]
    • Hyphenation: Da‧vid
    • Rhymes: -id

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    David

    1. David

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    Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
    singular plural
    nominative David Davidek
    accusative Davidet Davideket
    dative Davidnek Davideknek
    instrumental Daviddel Davidekkel
    causal-final Davidért Davidekért
    translative Daviddé Davidekké
    terminative Davidig Davidekig
    essive-formal Davidként Davidekként
    essive-modal — —
    inessive Davidben Davidekben
    superessive Daviden Davideken
    adessive Davidnél Davideknél
    illative Davidbe Davidekbe
    sublative Davidre Davidekre
    allative Davidhez Davidekhez
    elative Davidből Davidekből
    delative Davidről Davidekről
    ablative Davidtől Davidektől
    non-attributive
    possessive – singular     		Davidé Davideké
    non-attributive
    possessive – plural     		Davidéi Davidekéi
    Possessive forms of David
    possessor single possession multiple possessions
    1st person sing. Davidem Davidjeim
    2nd person sing. Davided Davidjeid
    3rd person sing. Davidje Davidjei
    1st person plural Davidünk Davidjeink
    2nd person plural Davidetek Davidjeitek
    3rd person plural Davidjük Davidjeik

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    Etymology 1

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    Borrowed from Late Latin Dāvīd, from Koine Greek Δαυῑ̈́δ (Dauī̈́d), from Biblical Hebrew דָּוִד (dāwiḏ).

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    David m

    1. a male given name, variant of Davide

    Etymology 2

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      Borrowed from English David.

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      David m

      1. a male given name in English

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      1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 David in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

      Kapampangan

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      Pronunciation

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      • IPA(key): /dəˈbid/ [dəˈbiːd]
      • Hyphenation: Da‧vid

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      Proto-Semitic
      Biblical Hebrew דָּוִד (dāwiḏ)bor.
      Koine Greek Δαυῑ̈́δ (Dauī̈́d)bor.
      Late Latin Dāvīd
      Spanish Davidbor.
      Kapampangan David

        Borrowed from Spanish David.

        Proper noun

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        Davíd

        1. (biblical) David
        2. a male given name from Spanish

        Etymology 2

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        Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

        (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “From dauit?”)

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        Davíd

        1. a common surname

        Lashi

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        Etymology

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        Ultimately from Biblical Hebrew דָּוִד (dāwiḏ).

        Pronunciation

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        • (Waingmaw) IPA(key): [da˧˧.vit̚˧˧]
        • Hyphenation: Da‧vid

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        David

        1. David (biblical character)
          • 2005, “2 Samuela 14:19 [2 Samuel 14:19]”, in Jhoem꞉ mougsougˮ [The Book of the Bible]‎[9], page 879:
            David gi nyang꞉ ri «He꞉ mooˮ zooˮ nang ri Yoab koid nhang꞉ anghoid laˮ» ga꞉ myid꞉ bye꞉.
            David asked her: «Joab made you do this deed, did he not?»

        Latin

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        Proto-Semitic
        Biblical Hebrew דָּוִד (dāwiḏ)bor.
        Koine Greek Δαυῑ̈́δ (Dauī̈́d)bor.
        Latin David

          Borrowed from Koine Greek Δαυῑ̈́δ (Dauī̈́d), from Biblical Hebrew דָּוִד (dāwiḏ).

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          Dāvīd m sg (genitive Dāvīd or Dāvīdos or Dāvīdis); indeclinable, variously declined, third declension

          1. David
            • (Can we clean up(+) this sense? (This produces "Regum.Caput" where no dot belongs.))
              Vulgata Clementina Liber I Regum.Caput 20.3:
              Et iuravit rursum Davidi.
              And he swore again to David.

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          Generally indeclinable, but occasionally declined in the third declension.

          singular
          nominative Dāvīd
          genitive Dāvīd
          Dāvīdos
          Dāvīdis
          dative Dāvīd
          Dāvīdī
          accusative Dāvīd
          Dāvīda
          Dāvīdem
          ablative Dāvīd
          Dāvīde
          vocative Dāvīd

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          References

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          “David” in the Thesaurus Linguae Latinae (TLL Open Access), Berlin (formerly Leipzig): De Gruyter (formerly Teubner), 1900–present

          Maltese

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          Etymology

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          Borrowed from Italian Davide, from Late Latin Dāvīd, from Koine Greek Δαυῑ̈́δ (Dauī̈́d), from Biblical Hebrew דָּוִד (dāwiḏ). The alternative pronunciation from English David, from the same source.

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          • IPA(key): /ˈdaː.vɪt/ (traditional; still always for the King David)
          • IPA(key): /ˈdɛj.vɪt/ (predominantly as a contemporary name)
          • Rhymes: -aːvɪt, -ɛjvɪt

          Noun

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          David m

          1. David (given name)

          Norwegian

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          David

          1. (biblical) David
          2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English David

          Portuguese

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          Etymology

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          Ultimately from Biblical Hebrew דָּוִד (dāwiḏ). Doublet of Davi and Deivid.

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          • (Brazil) IPA(key): /daˈvi.d͡ʒi/, /dejˈvi.d͡ʒi/ [deɪ̯ˈvi.d͡ʒi], /dejˈvid͡ʒ/ [deɪ̯ˈvid͡ʒ]
           

          • Hyphenation: Da‧vid

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          David m

          1. a male given name, equivalent to English David
          2. (biblical) David (king of Judah)
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          Romanian

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          Etymology

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          Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic Давꙑдъ (Davydŭ), from Koine Greek Δαυῑ̈́δ (Dauī̈́d), from Biblical Hebrew דָּוִד (dāwiḏ, literally “beloved”).

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          David m

          1. a village in Văleni, Neamț County, Romania
          2. a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English David
          3. a surname

          Spanish

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          Proto-Semitic
          Biblical Hebrew דָּוִד (dāwiḏ)bor.
          Koine Greek Δαυῑ̈́δ (Dauī̈́d)bor.
          Late Latin Dāvīd
          Spanish David

            Inherited from Late Latin Dāvīd, from Koine Greek Δαυῑ̈́δ (Dauī̈́d), from Biblical Hebrew דָּוִד (dāwiḏ).

            Pronunciation

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            • IPA(key): /daˈbid/ [d̪aˈβ̞ið̞]
            • Rhymes: -id
            • Syllabification: Da‧vid

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            David m

            1. (biblical) David
            2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English David

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            Swedish

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            From Late Latin Dāvīd, from Koine Greek Δαυῑ̈́δ (Dauī̈́d), from Biblical Hebrew דָּוִד (dāwiḏ). First recorded as a given name in Sweden in runes around 1200.

            Pronunciation

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            • IPA(key): /²dɑːvɪd/, /¹dɑːvɪd/

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            David

            1. The letter "D" in the Swedish spelling alphabet

            Proper noun

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            David c (genitive Davids)

            1. (biblical) David
            2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English David
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            • Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
            • [10] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 51 009 males with the given name David living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1980s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

            Tagalog

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            Etymology 1

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            Proto-Semitic
            Biblical Hebrew דָּוִד (dāwiḏ)bor.
            Koine Greek Δαυῑ̈́δ (Dauī̈́d)bor.
            Late Latin Dāvīdbor.
            Old English Dauid, David
            Middle English David, Davyd, Davyde
            English Davidbor.
            Tagalog David

              Borrowed from English David, from Middle English David, Davyd, Davyde, from Old English Dauid, David, borrowed from Late Latin Dāvīd, borrowed from Koine Greek Δαυῑ̈́δ (Dauī̈́d), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew דָּוִד (dāwiḏ), from Proto-Semitic.

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              David (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜌ᜔ᜊᜒᜇ᜔)

              1. (biblical) David
              2. a male given name from English

              Etymology 2

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              Etymology tree
              Proto-Semitic
              Biblical Hebrew דָּוִד (dāwiḏ)bor.
              Koine Greek Δαυῑ̈́δ (Dauī̈́d)bor.
              Late Latin Dāvīd
              Spanish Davidbor.
              Tagalog David

                Borrowed from Spanish David, from Late Latin Dāvīd, borrowed from Koine Greek Δαυῑ̈́δ (Dauī̈́d), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew דָּוִד (dāwiḏ), from Proto-Semitic.

                The surname was borrowed from Kapampangan David. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

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                Davíd (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜊᜒᜇ᜔)

                1. (biblical) David
                2. a male given name from Spanish
                3. a surname in Kapampangan
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