David

See also: Davíð, Dávið, Dávid, and Davìd

EnglishEdit

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David

Michelangelo's sculpture of the Biblical figure David.

EtymologyEdit

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”).

PronunciationEdit

IPA^(key): /ˈdeɪvɪd/
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Proper nounEdit

David (countable and uncountable, plural Davids)

A male given name from Hebrew.
- 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.
(biblical) 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.
A patronymic surname common in Wales, in honor of the ancient Saint David of Wales.
(rare) A female given name, often combined with a feminine middle name (e.g. David Ann).

Derived termsEdit

Related termsEdit

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

surnames

TranslationsEdit

king of Israel

Albanian: Mbreti David
Arabic: دَاوُد‎ m (dāwūd), دَاوُود‎ m (dāwūd)
Aramaic:
Syriac: ܕܘܝܕ‎
Armenian: Դաւիթ (Dawitʿ), Դավիթ (Davitʿ)
Bashkir: Дауыт (Dawït)
Bengali: দায়ূদ (dayūd)
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 (ka) (daviti)
German: David (de)
Gothic: 𐌳𐌰𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌳 (daweid)
Greek: Δαβίδ (el) (Davíd)
Gujarati: દાઉદ m (dāuda)
Hausa: Dauda
Hawaiian: Dāvida
Hebrew: דָּוִד‎ (he) (davíd)
Hindi: दाऊद m (dāūd), दाउद (hi) m (dāud)
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
Malayalam: ദാവീദ് (dāvīdŭ)
Manchu: ᡩᠠᠪᡳᡨ (dabit), ᡩᠠᠪᡳᡨ
ᡥᠠᠨ (dabit han)
Maore Comorian: Daud
Maori: Rāwiri
Ngazidja Comorian: Daudu
Northern Sami: Dávvet
Norwegian: David (no)
Oriya: ଦାଉଦ (daudô)
Pashto: داوود‎ m
Persian: داوود‎ (dâvud)
Polish: Dawid (pl)
Portuguese: Davi (pt) m
Punjabi: ਦਾਊਦ m (dāūd)
Russian: Дави́д (ru) (Davíd)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: Краљ Давид

Roman: Kralj David
Sindhi: دائود‎
Spanish: David (es)
Swahili: Daudi
Swedish: David (sv)
Tagalog: David ng Israel
Tamil: டேவிட் (ṭēviṭ)
Tatar: Давыд (Dawıd)
Tibetan: དཱ་བིད (dā bid)
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)
Azerbaijani: Devid
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 (el) (Déivint)
Hausa: Dauda
Hawaiian: Kāwika
Hebrew: דָּוִד‎ (he) (davíd)
Hindi: दाउद (hi) m (dāud), दाऊद m (dāūd)
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
Nepali: डेभिड (ḍebhiḍa)
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
Westrobothnian: Dåvi m
Yiddish: דוד‎ (doved)

CatalanEdit

PronunciationEdit

(Balearic) IPA^(key): /dəˈvit/
(Central) IPA^(key): /dəˈbit/
(Valencian) IPA^(key): /daˈvit/
Rhymes: -it

Proper nounEdit

David m

A male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English David

CebuanoEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

Hyphenation: da‧vid

Proper nounEdit

David

a male given name from English
(biblical) David

CzechEdit

PronunciationEdit

IPA^(key): [ˈdavɪt]

Proper nounEdit

David m

A male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English David

DanishEdit

PronunciationEdit

Rhymes: -id

Proper nounEdit

David

(biblical) David
A male given name

Related termsEdit

(surname): Davidsen

DutchEdit

EtymologyEdit

Ultimately from Latin David, from Ancient Greek Δαυίδ (Dauíd), from Biblical Hebrew דָּוִד‎‎.

PronunciationEdit

IPA^(key): /ˈdaː.vɪt/
Audio
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Hyphenation: Da‧vid

Proper nounEdit

David m

(biblical) David
A male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English David
A patronymic surname.

Related termsEdit

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

FrenchEdit

PronunciationEdit

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

Proper nounEdit

David m

(biblical) David
A male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English David
A patronymic surname.

GermanEdit

PronunciationEdit

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)
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Hyphenation: Da‧vid

Proper nounEdit

David m (genitive Davids)

(biblical) David
A male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English David

DeclensionEdit

Declension of David (uncountable)

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

HungarianEdit

PronunciationEdit

IPA^(key): [ˈdeːvid]
Hyphenation: Da‧vid
Rhymes: -id

Proper nounEdit

David

David

DeclensionEdit

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

LatinEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

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

Proper nounEdit

Dāvīd m (indeclinable)

David

NorwegianEdit

Proper nounEdit

David

(biblical) David
A male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English David

PortugueseEdit

Etymology 1Edit

Borrowed from English David.

Alternative formsEdit

Deivid

PronunciationEdit

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

Proper nounEdit

David m

A male given name from English, equivalent to English David

Etymology 2Edit

Proper nounEdit

David m

Alternative spelling of Davi

SpanishEdit

PronunciationEdit

IPA^(key): /daˈbid/, [d̪aˈβið]

Proper nounEdit

David m

(biblical) David
A male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English David

SwedishEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

Proper nounEdit

David c (genitive Davids)

(biblical) David
A male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English David

Related termsEdit

(surnames) Davidsson

ReferencesEdit

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.