Dave - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Dave \d(a)-ve\ is a variant of David (Hebrew) and Davis (Old English), and the meaning of Dave is "beloved; son of David".

The baby name Dave sounds like Davy, Davie, Davi and Davey. Other similar baby names are Dace, Dade, Dale, Dane, Daven, Dawe and Daye.

Dave is a very common first name for men (#271 out of 1220) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#18269 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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