Meaning of the name David

Adored

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DAY-vid

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.

A biblical name meaning 'beloved' or 'favorite'.

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DEYWahD

From the Hebrew name דָּוִד (Dawiḏ), which was derived from דּוֹד (doḏ) meaning "beloved" or "uncle". 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. Over the last century it has been one of the English-speaking world's most consistently popular names, never leaving the top 30 names for boys In the United States, and reaching the top rank In England and Wales during the 1950s and 60s. In Spain it was the most popular name for boys during the 1970s and 80s.Famous bearers include empiricist philosopher David Hume (1711-1776), explorer David Livingstone (1813-1873), musician David Bowie (1947-2016), and soccer player David Beckham (1975-). This is also the name of the hero of Charles Dickens' semi-autobiographical novel David Copperfield (1850).

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/ˈdɛɪ.vɪd/(English) /da.ˈvid/(Hebrew, Brazilian Portuguese) /da.vid/(French) /da.ˈβið/(Spanish) /dɐ.ˈvid/(European Portuguese) /də.ˈβit/(Catalan) /ˈdaː.vɪt/(German, Dutch) /ˈdɑː.vɪd/(Swedish) /ˈdɑː.ʋɪd/(Norwegian) /ˈda.vɪt/(Czech) /dɐ.ˈvʲit/(Russian)  

Beloved

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beloved

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A beloved friend

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