David

See also: Davíð, Dávið, Dávid, and Davìd

English

Michelangelo's sculpture of the Biblical figure David.

Etymology

From Middle English David, Davyd, Davyde (reinforced by Anglo-Norman, cf. modern Jersey Norman Dâvi), from Old English David, borrowed from Latin David, Davidus, from Koine Greek Δαυίδ (Dauíd), Δαβίδ (Dabíd), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew דּוד‎ (Dāwîḏ, literally “beloved”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdeɪvɪd/

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Proper noun

David (countable and uncountable, plural Davids)

1. A male given name.
   • 1994 Caroline Knapp, The Merry Recluse: A Life in Essays, Counterpoint Press 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 (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.

2. The second king of Judah and Israel, the successor of Saul in the Old Testament.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, 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.

3. A patronymic surname​ common in Wales, in honor of the ancient Saint David of Wales.
4. (rare) A female given name, often combined with a feminine middle name (e.g. David Ann).

Derived terms

Derived terms

• davidi
• Davidian
• harp of David, King David's harp

• Son of David
• Star of David

Related terms

• (pet forms): Dave, Davey, Davie, Davy; Davo (Australian)

surnames

• Dade
• Daffey
• Daffy
• Dakin
• Daukes
• Davage
• Davidge
• Davids
• Davidson
• Davie
• Davies
• Davis
• Davison
• Davitt
• Davy
• Davys
• Daw
• Dawe
• Dawes
• Dawkes

• Dawkin
• Dawkins
• Daws
• Dawson
• Day
• Dayes
• Daykin
• Dayson
• Deason
• Devitt
• Deyes
• Dow
• Dowe
• Dowson
• McDade
• McDaid
• McDavid
• McDevitt
• McKevitt
• Taaffe

Translations

king of Israel

• Albanian: Mbreti David
• Arabic: دَاوُد‎ m (dāwūd), دَاوُود‎ m (dāwūd), دَاوُۥد‎ m (dāwūd) (archaic)
• Aramaic:

  Syriac: ܕܘܝܕ‎

• Armenian: Դավիթ (Davitʿ)
• Bashkir: Дауыт (Dawït)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 大衛 (zh)/大衞, 大卫 (zh) (daai6 wai6), 達味, 达味 (daat⁶ mei⁶) (Catholic)

  Mandarin: 大衛 (zh)/大衞, 大卫 (zh) (Dàwèi), 達味 (zh), 达味 (zh) (Dáwèi) (Catholic)

  Min Nan: 大闢, 大辟 (Tāi-pi̍t), Ta-bi̍t

• Czech: David (cs) m
• Danish: David
• Dutch: David (nl)
• Esperanto: Davido
• Estonian: Taavet
• Faroese: Dávid m
• Finnish: Daavid (fi)
• French: David (fr)

  Old French: Davi, David

• Friulian: Davide
• Georgian: დავით (davit), დავითი (daviti)
• German: David (de)
• Gothic: 𐌳𐌰𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌳 (daweid)
• Greek: Δαβίδ (Davíd)
• Hausa: Dauda
• Hawaiian: Dāvida
• Hebrew: דָּוִד‎ (he) (davíd)
• Hungarian: Dávid (hu)
• Indonesian: Daud
• Irish: Dáiví m
• Italian: Davide (it)
• Japanese: ダビデ (Dabide)

• Kazakh: Дәуіт (Däwit)
• Korean: 다윗 (Dawit)
• Kurdish: Dawid (ku)
• Latvian: Dāvids m
• Lishana Deni: דוד‎ (dāwiḏ), דויד‎ (dāwiḏ)
• Lithuanian: Dovydas
• Macedonian: Давид (David)
• Malay: Daud
• Maore Comorian: Daud
• Maori: Rāwiri
• Ngazidja Comorian: Daudu
• Northern Sami: Dávvet
• Norwegian: David (no)
• Persian: داوود‎ (dâvud)
• Polish: Dawid (pl)
• Portuguese: Davi (pt) m
• Russian: Дави́д (ru) (Davíd)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Краљ Давид

  Roman: Kralj David

• Spanish: David (es)
• Swahili: Daudi
• Swedish: David (sv)
• Tagalog: David ng Israel
• Tatar: Давыд (Dawıd)
• Turkish: Davut
• Ukrainian: Давид (Davyd)
• Urdu: داؤد علیہ السلام‎
• Uyghur: داۋۇت‎ (dawut)
• Welsh: Dafydd m
• Wolof: Daawuda
• Yiddish: דוד‎ (doved)

male given name

• Afrikaans: Dawid
• Arabic: دَاوُود‎ (dāwūd), دَيْفِيد‎ (dayfīd)
• Armenian: Դավիթ (Davitʿ)
• Bashkir: Дауыт (Dawït)
• Belarusian: Даві́д (Davíd)
• Breton: Dewi
• Catalan: David (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 大衛 (zh)/大衞, 大卫 (zh) (daai6 wai6), 戴維, 戴维 (daai3 wai4)

  Mandarin: 大衛 (zh)/大衞, 大卫 (zh) (Dàwèi), 戴維, 戴维 (Dàiwéi)

• Czech: David (cs) m
• Danish: David
• Dutch: David (nl)
• Esperanto: Davido
• Estonian: Taavet, Taavi
• Faroese: Dávur m, Dávid m, Dávið m
• Finnish: Taavetti (fi), Taavi (fi)
• French: David (fr)
• Georgian: დავით (davit)
• German: David (de)
• Greek: Ντέιβιντ (Déivint)
• Hausa: Dauda
• Hawaiian: Kāwika
• Hebrew: דָּוִד‎ (he) (davíd)
• Hungarian: Dávid (hu)
• Icelandic: Davíð (is)
• Inuktitut: ᑖᕕᑦ (taavit)
• Irish: Dáibhí m, Dáithí m

• Italian: Davide (it)
• Japanese: デイヴィッド (Deividdo)
• Kazakh: Дәуіт (Däwit)
• Khmer: ដាវីត (daaviit)
• Latvian: Dāvids m
• Lishana Deni: דוד‎ (dāwiḏ), דויד‎ (dāwiḏ)
• Macedonian: Давид (David)
• Malay: Daud
• Maltese: David
• Manx: Davy m
• Maori: Rāwiri
• Northern Sami: Dávvet
• Norwegian: David (no)
• Persian: دیوید‎ (deyvid)
• Polish: Dawid (pl) m
• Portuguese: Davi (pt) m
• Russian: Дави́д (ru) (Davíd), Давы́д (ru) m (Davýd), (transliteration) Дэ́йвид m (Dɛ́jvid)
• Scots: Dauvit, Dauid
• Scottish Gaelic: Dàibhidh
• Skolt Sami: Daaʹved
• Slovak: Dávid m
• Spanish: David (es)
• Swedish: David (sv)
• Turkish: Davut
• Uyghur: داۋۇت‎ (dawut)
• Welsh: Dafydd, Dewi, Dewydd
• Yiddish: דוד‎ (doved)

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Catalan

Proper noun

David m

1. David

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Cebuano

Etymology

From English David, from Koine Greek Δαυίδ (Dauíd), Δαβίδ (Dabíd), from the Biblical Hebrew דּוד‎ (Dāwîḏ, literally “beloved”). Also from Spanish David.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: da‧vid

Proper noun

David

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

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Czech

Proper noun

David m

1. A male given name, cognate to David.

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Danish

Proper noun

David

1. David (biblical figure)
2. A male given name

Related terms

• (surname): Davidsen

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

David ?

1. David (biblical figure)
2. A male given name
3. A Dutch patronymic surname.

Related terms

• (pet forms): Daaf, Daav
• (surnames): Davids

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /da.vid/, (archaic or regional) /da.vi/

Proper noun

David m

1. David (biblical figure)
2. A male given name of biblical origin.
3. A patronymic surname​.

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdaːvɪt]

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• Hyphenation: Da‧vid

Proper noun

David m (genitive Davids or Davides)

1. David (biblical figure)
2. A male given name.

Declension

Declension of David (uncountable)

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	David
genitive	eines	des	Davides, Davids
dative	einem	dem	David, Davide1
accusative	einen	den	David

¹Now uncommon, see notes

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdeːvid]
• Hyphenation: Da‧vid

Proper noun

David

1. David

Declension

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

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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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δαυίδ (Dauíd), from Hebrew דָּוִד‎ (davíd).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈdaː.wiːd/
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈda.vid/, [ˈdaː.vid]

Proper noun

Dāvīd m (indeclinable)

1. David

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Norwegian

Proper noun

David

1. David (biblical figure)
2. A male given name.

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Portuguese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English David.

Alternative forms

• Deivid

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdej.vid͡ʒ/, /ˈdej.vi.d͡ʒi/

Proper noun

David m

1. A male given name, equivalent to English David

Etymology 2

Proper noun

David m

1. Alternative spelling of Davi

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Spanish

Proper noun

David m

1. David (biblical figure)

1. A male given name.

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Swedish

Etymology

From Vulgate Latin David, ultimately of Hebrew origin. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in runes around 1200.

Proper noun

David c (genitive Davids)

1. David (biblical figure)
2. A male given name.

Related terms

• (surnames) Davidsson

References

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
• [1] 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.