David (name) explained

David
Gender:Male
Meaning:"Beloved, famed, loved" or "uncle"[1]
Region:Eretz Israel
Origin:Hebrew

David is a common masculine given name. It is of Hebrew origin, and its popularity derives from King David, a figure of central importance in the Hebrew Bible and in the religious traditions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

Etymology

David means, derived from the root, which originally meant, but survives in Biblical Hebrew only in the figurative usage ; specifically, it is a term for an uncle or figuratively, a lover/beloved (it is used in this way in the Song of Songs:,).[2] In Christian tradition, the name was adopted as Syriac: ܕܘܝܕ, Greek Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Δαυίδ, Latin Latin: Davidus or Latin: David. The Quranic spelling is Arabic: دَاوُۥد|rtl=yes or .

David was adopted as a Christian name from an early period, e.g. David of Wales (6th century), David Saharuni (7th century), David I of Iberia (9th century).Name days are celebrated on 8 February (for David IV of Georgia), 1 March (for St. David of Wales) and 29 December (for King David), as well as 25 June (St. David of Sweden), 26 June, 9 July (Russia), 26 August, 11 December and 30 December (Hungary, Latvia, Norway, Czech Republic).

Hypocorisms

The oldest, most popular and most commonly used diminutive form in the English speaking countries of David is Dav, which first appeared in written form in the 16th century. The nickname Dav or Dave has been used as a name in its own right in the 19th and 20th centuries, at least in the United States. At the height of its popularity in the 1950s and early 1960s, the name Dave was bestowed upon more than 3,000 infants each year.[3]

Other common English-language hypocorisms of the name David are Dave, Dav, Davey, Davie, Davo, Davs, Davis, Daviey, and Davy. The Welsh Dafydd is also abbreviated Dewi, Dai and Daf.[4]

In Ashkenazi Jewish culture, common hypocorisms of Dovid are Dovi and Dov. Dudi is a common hypocorism in Modern Hebrew.[5]

Davo is also used as a nickname, and is quite common in Australia and Armenia, while the nickname Dato (for Davit) is popular in the country of Georgia.

Female forms

Some female forms of the name are Daveigh, Davetta, Davida, and Davina. The girl's name Davinia may derive from David, but it has also been considered a derivation from the Gaelic Devin or a variant of Lavinia.

Statistics

Variants

Notable people with the name

See main article: List of people named David.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Meaning, origin and history of the name David .
  2. [Strong's Concordance]
  3. Web site: Popular Baby Names. ssa.gov.
  4. Although Dai was formerly used as a name in its own right prior to the late 15th century, possibly derived from a Welsh word meaning "shining". The name was very popular in Wales, leading to the situation whereby in England, "Taffy" or "Taff" (imitating the Welsh pronunciation of "Dafydd") became used as a pejorative nickname for Welshmen regardless of their actual name.
  5. Book: The Crosslinguistic Study of Language Acquisition. 9780898593679. Slobin. Dan Isaac. 1985. Psychology Press .
  6. Jack and Emma were the most popular first names in Northern Ireland in 2003. Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. 2 January 2004. 14 February 2008. (see tables "Comparison with 1975" and "Top 20 Names 2000–2003"). dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20060929210813/https://www.groni.gov.uk/Publication/512004111434.pdf. 29 September 2006.
  7. Web site: Name David. January 1, 2020. September 8, 2023. April 2, 2023. https://archive.today/20230402073755/https://www.wolframalpha.com/input?i=name+david. bot: unknown.
  8. Web site: Popularity for the name David. May 7, 2022.
  9. ourbabynamer.com

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