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What does Dave mean?
Dave 
▼ as a name for boys is of Hebrew and Old English origin, and the meaning of the name Dave is "beloved; son of David". Dave is a variant form of David (Hebrew). Dave is also a form of Davis (Old English).
STARTS WITH Da-
ASSOCIATED WITH old english
Variations
RELATIONS VIA DAVID, DAVIS Daffy, Dai, Daven, Davey, Davi, Davidde, Davide, Davie, Daviel, Davies, Davin, Daviss, Davon▼, Davy, Davyd, Davydd, Davyn
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
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How popular is Dave?
Dave is a very prominent first name for males (#271 out of 1220, Top 22%) and also a very prominent surname for all people (#7630 out of 150436, Top 5%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Dave reached its apex rank of #108 in the U.S. in the 1880s, and is at #1949 currently. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Prominent related forms of Dave (#1949 IN RECENT RANKINGS) ranked in the Top 2000 are Daven, Davey, Davi (#1841), David (#22), Davie, Davin (#1318), Davis (#507), Davon (#1295) and Davy. These relations of Dave reached the peak of their popularity 58 years ago (ADOPTION OF 3.91%) and are now significantly less widespread (ADOPTION 0.59%, DOWN 85%). David has generally been popular among parents, though Davis has become popular as well, while forms like David are no longer trendy.
Similar Names
Dave▼ is alike in pronunciation to Dev and Dov. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Ave, Dace, Dacey, Dack, Dacy, Dade, Daeg, Dag, Dagen, Dago, Dahey, Dahy, Daile, Dain, Daine, Dal, Dale▼, Dalen, Daley, Dalle, Daly, Damek, Damen, Dan▼, Dana▼, Dane, Danek, Dani, Danie, Dann, Dante▲, Dar, Dard, Darek, Darel, Daren▼, Dart, Daveon, Davien, Davyen, Daw, Dawe, Dawes, Dax▲, Day, Daye, Dayle, Dayne, Deane, Dee▼, Deke, Dene, Dice, Doane, Dore, Dover, Dowe, Drake, Draven, Dre, Drue, Duane▼, Duke▲, Dwade, Dwane, Dyce, Garve, Harve▼, Ive, Marve, Olave, Reave and Reve. These names tend to be less commonly used than Dave.
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