David
\da.vid\♂French boy's name
A French boy's name of Old French origin, first recorded around Xᵉ siècle.
At a glance
| Gender | Masculine |
|---|---|
| Origin | Old French |
| First recorded | Xᵉ siècle |
| Pronunciation | \da.vid\ |
| Also spelled | Davide |
| Compound names | David-Olivier, Jean-David |
Origin and meaning
Biblical Hebrew דָּוִד (dāwiḏ)bor. Koine Greek Δαυῑ̈́δ (Dauī̈́d)bor. Late Latin Dāvīdbor. Old English Dauid, David Middle English David, Davyd, Davyde English David From Middle English David, Davyd, Davyde, from Old English Dauid, David, from Late Latin Dāvīd, from Koine Greek Δαυῑ̈́δ (Dauī̈́d), from Biblical Hebrew דָּוִד (dāwiḏ, literally “beloved”).
Where it is mostly given
- Great Britain
- Ireland
- United States
- Italy
- Malta
- Portugal
- Spain
- France
- Belgium
- Luxembourg
- Switzerland
Around the world
- Arabicداوود
- BretonDewi
- Chinese大卫
- FinnishDaavid
- IrishDáibhí
- WelshDafydd
- GreekΔαβίδ, Δαυίδ, Ντέιβιντ
- Hebrewדוד
- HungarianDávid
- ItalianDavide
- Japaneseダヴィッド, デイビッド
- PolishDawid
- PortugueseDavi
- RussianДавид
Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Mecanautes (France), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).