David

Etymology
From the Greek Δαυίδ from the דּוד, meaning "beloved".

Proper noun

 * 1) * 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.
 * 1) * 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.
 * 1)  The second king of Judah and Israel, the successor of Saul.
 * 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.
 * 1)  common in Wales.
 * 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.
 * 1)  common in Wales.

Derived terms

 * Dave, Davey, Davie, Davy; Davo (Australian)
 * Davis, Davies, Davidson, Davison
 * Son of David
 * Star of David
 * Davidian

Translations

 * Afrikaans: Dawid
 * Arabic: (daawuud),  (daafid)
 * Armenian:
 * Breton: Dewi
 * Chinese: 大卫, 戴维
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * Estonian: ,
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * Georgian:
 * German:
 * Greek: Ντέιβιντ (Deivid)
 * Hawaiian: Kāwika
 * Hebrew: דוד (davíd)
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic:


 * Irish: Dáibhí, Dáithí
 * Italian:
 * Khmer: ដាវីត
 * Latvian: Dāvids
 * Macedonian:
 * Maltese:
 * Manx: Davy
 * Northern Sami:
 * Norwegian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:, Давыд, Дэйвид
 * Scottish Gaelic: Dàibhidh
 * Slovak:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish:
 * Welsh: ,


 * Albanian: Mbreti David
 * Arabic:
 * Armenian:
 * Chinese: 大衛, 大卫 (Dàwèi)
 * Croatian: Kralj David
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * Estonian:
 * Finnish:
 * Friulian: Davide
 * Georgian:, დავითი
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hawaiian:
 * Hebrew: דוד (david)
 * Hungarian:
 * Indonesian: Daud
 * Irish: Dáiví
 * Italian:


 * Japanese: ダビデ (dabide)
 * Korean: 다윗 왕 (dawit wang)
 * Kurdish:
 * Latvian: Dāvids
 * Lithuanian: Dovydas
 * Macedonian:
 * Northern Sami:
 * Norwegian:
 * Persian:
 * Polish:
 * Russian:
 * Serbian: Краљ Давид
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: David ng Israel
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian:
 * Urdu:
 * Welsh:
 * Wolof: Daawuda
 * Yiddish: דוד המלך

Proper noun

 * , cognate to David.

Proper noun

 * 1)  David

Related terms

 * Davidsen

Proper noun

 * 1)  David
 * 2) A Dutch patronymic surname.
 * 1) A Dutch patronymic surname.

Related terms

 * Daaf, Daav
 * Davids

Proper noun

 * 1)  David.
 * 2)  of biblical origin.

Proper noun

 * 1)  David.

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 * 1)  David.

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 * 1)  David.

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 * 1)  David.

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