What does David mean?

David ▼ as a boys' name is pronounced DAY-vid. It is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of David is "beloved". Biblical: one of the most remarkable personalities in the Scriptures. David was a shepherd, musician, poet, soldier, statesman, prophet, and king. He wrote about half of the Psalms and very likely composed music for them as well. He is the only David mentioned in the Bible; his name occurs there more than a thousand times. Today there are variants of the name in almost every language group. Saint David (sixth century) is the patron saint of Wales. In Scotland, David was a royal name. See also Dawson and Davion. Explorer David Livingstone; actors David Niven, David Arquette, David Duchovny, David Schwimmer; baseball celebrity Dave Winfield; TV host David Letterman; musician David Bowie; soccer player David Beckham.

STARTS WITH Da-

ASSOCIATED WITH soldier (warrior), prophet, saint, scotland

Variations

VARIANTS Daffy, Daffyd, Dafydd, Dai, Dave▼, Davey, Davi, Davidde, Davide, Davidson, Davie, Daviel, Davies, Davin, Davis▲, Daven, Davon▼, Davy, Davyd, Davydd, Davyn

SEE ALSO Dajon, Davian, Dewey, Tab

ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA DAVION, DAWSON Daveon, Daw, Dawe, Dawes

FEMININE FORM Davina

How popular is David?

David is a very popular first name for males (#6 out of 1220, Top 1%) and also a very popular last name for all people (#818 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Similar Names

Suggested similar-sounding names are Arvid, Dacio, Dain, Dani, Danie, Danil, Dard, Daric, Darin▼, Dario▲, Darvin, Davar, Davien, Daviss, Devin▼, Farid, Hamid, Jarid, Majid, Nagid, Navid, Ovid, Said, Sayid, Tavid, Walid and Yazid. These names tend to be less commonly used than David.