What does David mean?

David means "beloved, favorite, darling, friend"

How do we pronounce David?

David \da-vid, dav-id\ is a boy's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name David is pronounced as DAAVihT (Dutch), DEYVihD (English), DaeVIYD (French), DAAFihT (German), DaaVIYD (Hebrew), or DaaVIYT (Russian) 1.

1 Pronunciation for David: D as in "day (D.EY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; V as in "vow (V.AW)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; F as in "fee (F.IY)"

What is the origin of David?

David is used predominantly in the Armenian, Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Hebrew, Portuguese, Russian, Scandinavian, Slavic, and Spanish languages, and its origin is Hebrew. Biblical name derived from the element 'dod' which means beloved, favorite, darling, friend. Dawid (Hebrew) and Dewydd (Old Welsh) are old forms of David. The name was borne in the Bible by the boy who killed Goliath the giant with a slingshot and subsequently became the greatest of the kings of Israel. David was also a poet who wrote many of the biblical Psalms. He had many descendants, including his son King Solomon, and many generations later, Jesus Christ. The name was first adopted by English speakers in the Middle Ages. In Britain, the name isin Wales, as it was borne by Saint David (500-589) or Dewi, the patron saint of Wales, and by Dafydd ap Gwilym, a 14th-century Welsh poet. It has also beenin Scotland, having been borne by two medieval kings of Scotland, David I and David II. In literature, the name is most famous from the Charles Dickens semi-autobiographical novel David Copperfield (1850); it known from the fictional David Balfour in the Robert Louis Stevenson novel Kidnapped (1886). The name meaning of Davida (English and German) is the female form of David. David is a widely used name; it has 77 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

Variants used in English consist of Dabid meaning, what does the name Daevid mean, short names for Daevyd, baby name Daffyd, what does the name Daivid mean, nicknames for Dato, short names for Dav, Davan meaning and origin, Daved pronounciation, Daven name, name Davian origin, Davidia name popularity, Davidson meaning, what does the name Daviel mean, baby name Davies, short names for Davin (also used in Spanish), Davis name popularity (also used in Spanish), baby name Davon, nicknames for Davood, Davydd meaning and origin, what does the name Dawson mean, Dayvid name variations, Devid pronounciation, and name Zavid origin. Other English forms consist of the contraction name Dave origin, the diminutive forms Davey name popularity (also used in Hebrew, and Scottish), Davie definition (also used in Hebrew, and Scottish), Davy meaning of name (also used in Hebrew, and Scottish), nicknames for Dov, and Tab name variations, and the variant spelling Davyd meaning. Foreign variants of David consist of Dabi meaning (Basque), baby name Dafydd (Welsh), name Daibhead origin (Irish), Daibhi meaning of name (Irish), name Daibhidh (Irish), name Daith origin (Irish), Daithi pronounciation (Irish), Daithin meaning of name (Irish), Daithí meaning (Irish), what does the name Daividh mean (Scottish), Danya name popularity (Russian), Daoud meaning of name (Arabian), short names for Daud (Arabic), Dauid meaning (Swahili), meaning of Daveed (Russian), Daveth name (Cornish), Davidas meaning of name (Lithuanian), name Davidde (Italian), meaning of Davide (French and Italian), name Davidek origin (Czech), meaning of Davito (Spanish), Dawid pronounciation (Polish and Yiddish), Dawit meaning (Ethiopian), Dawud name (Arabic), nicknames for Dàibhidh (Scottish), Dáibhídh meaning of name (Irish), short names for Dávid (Hungarian and Slavic), Dew meaning and origin (Welsh), Dewey meaning and origin (Welsh), Dewi name popularity (Welsh), Dodya name (Russian), Dovid name variations (Hebrew and Yiddish), Dowid name (Yiddish), Dudel meaning and origin (Yiddish), name Havika origin (Hawaiian), Kawika name variations (Hawaiian), Taaveti meaning of name (Finnish), nicknames for Taavetti (Finnish), name Taavi (Finnish), and Tevel meaning and origin (Yiddish). Specific foreign variants consist of the contraction short names for Davi (Hebrew, Portuguese, and Spanish), and the diminutive forms Dai name popularity (Welsh), name Deian meaning (Welsh), Deio name (Welsh), Taffy meaning of name (Welsh), and Tavi name variations (Hebrew). See also the related forms, Davion pronounciation (English), name Jean David meaning, John-David meaning and origin (English), and short names for Louis David. David is a classic favorite. At present it is still very popular as a baby name for boys, though it was in more widespread use before. The name's popularity jumped from the 1900s up to the 1950s; before that, it was of moderate use only. At the peak of its usage in 1955, 4.125% of baby boys were given the name David. It ranked at #2 then. The baby name has since experienced a loss in popularity. In 2010, its usage was 0.691% and its ranking #15, however it was nonetheless the most popular out of all boy names in its group. In 2010, 12 times more boys were named David than the next most popular name, what does the name Dawson mean. David has mostly been a baby boy name, though in the past century it has also been used for girls. In 1988, the name David was given to 136 times as many baby boys than girls.

The following famous people share the name David:

  • Actor David Carradine, born 8 December 1936 - 3 June 2009, Hollywood, California
  • Actor David Caruso, born 7 January 1956, New York, New York
  • Actor David Duchovny, born 7 August 1960, New York, New York
  • Actor Danny Kaye, born David Daniel Kominski, 18 January 1913 - 3 March 1987, Brooklyn, New York
  • Actor David McCallum, born 19 September 1933, Glasgow, Scotland
  • Actor David Niven, born 1 March 1909 - 29 July 1983, Kirriemuir, Scotland
  • Actor David Prowse, born 1 July 1935, Bristol, England
  • Actor David Strathairn, born 26 January 1949, San Francisco, California
  • Artist David Hockney, born 9 July 1937, Bradford, England
  • Author D.H
  • Lawrence, born David Herbert Lawrence, 11 September 1885 - 2 March 1930, Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, England.

List of baby names that sound like David:

Daveed pronounciation (Russian), name Davidde origin (Italian), short names for Dabeat, what does the name Dabeet mean, name Dabeit, Dabid definition, Dabit name variations, Dabyt meaning and origin, meaning of Daevid, name Daevyd meaning, Dafydd meaning (Welsh), Daibhead definition (Irish), Daibhidh meaning of name (Irish), Daivat name (Indian), Daivid pronounciation, name Daividh (Scottish), name Davide (French and Italian), Davood definition, name Davyd (English), and Davydd meaning of name.

The baby name David fun facts:

The name David in reverse order is "Divad".

The numerological value of the name David is number 4 and 22, which means a foundation, order, service, struggle against limits, steady growth+ The Master Builder, large endeavors, powerful force, leadership.

How popular is David?

David is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.64%
20130.65%
20120.66%
20110.70%
20100.74%
20090.78%
20080.80%
20070.85%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames