David
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Koine Greek Δαυίδ (Dauíd), Δαβίδ (Dabíd), from the Biblical Hebrew דּוד (Dāwîḏ, literally “beloved”).
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David (countable and uncountable, plural Davids)
- A male given name.
- 1994 Caroline Knapp, The Merry Recluse: A Life in Essays, Counterpoint Press 2004, ISBN 1582433135, 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 0-345-44395-0, 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.
- 1994 Caroline Knapp, The Merry Recluse: A Life in Essays, Counterpoint Press 2004, ISBN 1582433135, page 169:
- The second king of Judah and Israel, the successor of Saul in the Old Testament.
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1611, Bible (King James Version), 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.
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- A patronymic surname common in Wales.
- (rare) A female given name, often combined with a feminine middle name (as David Ann).
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surnames
TranslationsEdit
male given name
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king of Judah
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DanishEdit
Proper nounEdit
David
- David (biblical figure)
- A male given name
Related termsEdit
- (surname): Davidsen
DutchEdit
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David ?
- David (biblical figure)
- A male given name
- A Dutch patronymic surname.
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David m
- David (biblical figure)
- A male given name of biblical origin.
- A patronymic surname.
GermanEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
David m (genitive Davids or Davides)
- David (biblical figure)
- A male given name.
DeclensionEdit
Declension of David (uncountable)
HungarianEdit
PronunciationEdit
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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 |
| 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
Borrowing from Ancient Greek Δαυίδ (Dauíd), from Hebrew דָּוִד (davíd).
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Dāvīd m (indeclinable)
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Etymology 1Edit
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David m
- A male given name, equivalent to English David
Etymology 2Edit
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David m
- Alternative spelling of Davi
SpanishEdit
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)
- David (biblical figure)
- A male given name.
Related termsEdit
- (surnames) Davidsson
ReferencesEdit
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, ISBN 91-21-10937-0
- [1] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, ISBN 9119551622: 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.