David
English
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Etymology
From Middle English David, Davyd, Davyde, from Old English Dauid, David, from Latin David, Davidus, from Koine Greek Δαυίδ (Dauíd), Δαβίδ (Dabíd), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew דּוד (Dāwîḏ, literally “beloved”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdeɪvɪd/
Audio (US) (file) Audio (UK) (file)
Proper noun
David (countable and uncountable, plural Davids)
- A male given name from Hebrew.
- 1994, Caroline Knapp, The Merry Recluse: A Life in Essays, Counterpoint Press, published 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, published 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.
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- (biblical) The second king of Judah and Israel, the successor of Saul in the Old Testament.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] 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.
- 2014, Carter, Jimmy, “Full Prisons and Legal Killing”, in A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence, and Power, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, OCLC 904254615, page 39:
- Some devout Christians are among the most fervent advocates of the death penalty, contradicting Jesus Christ and misinterpreting Holy Scriptures and numerous examples of mercy. We remember God’s forgiveness of Cain, who killed Abel, and the adulterer King David, who arranged the killing of Uriah, the husband of Bathsheba, his lover.
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- A surname originating as a patronymic 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).
- A place name:
- A city, the capital of Chiriquí province, Panama.
- A former unincorporatedcommunity in Mitchell County, Iowa, United States.
- An unincorporatedcommunity and coal town in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States.
Derived terms
- David-and-Goliath
- David City
- davidi
- Davidian
- harp of David, King David's harp
- Son of David
- Star of David
Related terms
- (pet forms): Dave, Davey, Davie, Davy; Davo (Australian)
- (feminine equivalent): Davina
- Dade
- Daffey
- Daffy
- Dakin
- Daukes
- Davage
- Davidge
- Davids
- Davidson
- Davie
- Davies
- Davis
- Davison
- Davitt
- Davy
- Davys
- Daw
- Dawe
- Dawes
- Dawkes
- Dawkin
- Dawkins
- Daws
- Dawson
- Day
- Dayes
- Daykin
- Dayson
- Deason
- Devitt
- Deyes
- Dow
- Dowe
- Dowson
- McDade
- McDaid
- McDavid
- McDevitt
- McKevitt
- Taaffe
Translations
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Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /dəˈvit/
- (Central) IPA(key): /dəˈbit/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /daˈvit/
- Rhymes: -it
Proper noun
David m
- a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English David
Cebuano
Etymology
From English David, from Koine Greek Δαυίδ (Dauíd), Δαβίδ (Dabíd), from the Biblical Hebrew דּוד (Dāwîḏ, literally “beloved”). Also from Spanish David.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: da‧vid
Proper noun
David
- a male given name from English
- (biblical) David
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈdavɪt]
Proper noun
David m
- a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English David
Danish
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -id
Proper noun
David
- (biblical) David
- a male given name
Related terms
- (surname): Davidsen
Dutch
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin David, from Ancient Greek Δαυίδ (Dauíd), from Biblical Hebrew דָּוִד.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdaː.vɪt/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Da‧vid
Proper noun
David m
- (biblical) David
- a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English David
- a surname originating as a patronymic
Derived terms
- Davidisch
Related terms
- (pet forms): Daaf, Daav
- (surnames): Davids
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /da.vid/, (archaic or regional) /da.vi/
Audio (file)
Proper noun
David m
- (biblical) David
- a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English David
- a surname originating as a patronymic
Derived terms
- étoile de David
German
Pronunciation
- 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) (file) - Hyphenation: Da‧vid
Proper noun
David m (proper noun, strong, genitive Davids)
- (biblical) David
- a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English David
Declension
singular | |||
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indef. | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | David |
genitive | eines | des | Davids |
dative | einem | dem | David |
accusative | einen | den | David |
Derived terms
- Davidstern m (“Star of David”)
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈdɒvid]
- Hyphenation: Da‧vid
- Rhymes: -id
Proper noun
David
- David
Declension
Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
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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 | ||
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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 |
Italian
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin Dāvīd, from Ancient Greek Δαυίδ (Dauíd), from Hebrew דָּוִד (davíd).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈda.vid/[1]
- Rhymes: -avid
- Hyphenation: Dà‧vid
Proper noun
David m
- a male given name, variant of Davide
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English David.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɛ.vid/, /ˈde.vid/[1]
- Rhymes: -ɛvid, -evid
Proper noun
David m
- A male given name in English
References
- David in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Kapampangan
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Da‧vid
- IPA(key): /dəˈbid/, [dəˈbɛːd]
Etymology 1
From Spanish David.
Proper noun
Davíd
- (biblical) David
- a male given name from Spanish
Etymology 2
Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “From dawit?”)
Proper noun
Davíd
- a common surname
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δαυίδ (Dauíd), from Biblical Hebrew דָּוִד (Davíd).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈdaː.u̯iːd/, [ˈd̪äːu̯iːd̪]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈda.vid/, [ˈd̪äːvid̪]
Proper noun
Dāvīd m (indeclinable) and Dāvīd m sg (genitive Dāvīdis); third declension
- David
Declension
Normally indeclinable, but third declension forms occasionally occur.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Dāvīd |
Genitive | Dāvīdis |
Dative | Dāvīdī |
Accusative | Dāvīda Dāvīdem |
Ablative | Dāvīde |
Vocative | Dāvīd |
References
“David” in the Thesaurus Linguae Latinae (TLL Open Access), Berlin (formerly Leipzig): De Gruyter (formerly Teubner), 1900–present
Maltese
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Davide, from Latin David, from Ancient Greek Δαυίδ (Dauíd), from Hebrew דָּוִד (davíd). The alternative pronunciation from English David, from the same source.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdaː.vɪt/ (traditional; still always for the King David)
- IPA(key): /ˈdɛj.vɪt/ (predominantly as a contemporary name)
Noun
David m
- David (given name)
Norwegian
Proper noun
David
- (biblical) David
- a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English David
Portuguese
Etymology 1
Unadapted borrowing from English David. Doublet of Davi.
Alternative forms
- Deivid
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈdej.vid͡ʒ/, /ˈdej.vi.d͡ʒi/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɐˈvid(ɨ)/
Proper noun
David m
- a male given name from English, equivalent to English David
Proper noun
David m
- Alternative spelling of Davi
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic Давꙑдъ (Davydŭ), from Koine Greek Δαυίδ (Dauíd), Δαβίδ (Dabíd), from Biblical Hebrew דּוד (Dāwîḏ, literally “beloved”).
Proper noun
David m
- A village in Văleni, Neamț, Romania
- a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English David
- a surname
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /daˈbid/ [d̪aˈβ̞ið̞]
- Rhymes: -id
- Syllabification: Da‧vid
Proper noun
David m
- (biblical) David
- a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English David
Further reading
- “David”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish
Etymology
From Vulgate Latin David, ultimately of Hebrew origin. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in runes around 1200.
Proper noun
David c (genitive Davids)
- (biblical) David
- a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English David
Related terms
- (surnames) Davidsson
References
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
- 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.
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Da‧vid
- IPA(key): /daˈbid/, [dɐˈbid]
Etymology 1
From Spanish David.
Proper noun
David (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜊᜒᜇ᜔)
- (biblical) David
- a male given name from Spanish
Etymology 2
From Kapampangan David. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .
Proper noun
David (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜊᜒᜇ᜔)
- A surname in Kapampangan