David is a common English male given name and surname.
The name "David" (pronounced /ˈdeɪvɪd/ DAY-vid) is derived from the Biblical Hebrew name דָּוִד (Dāwiḏ IPA: [daːˈvið]), meaning "Beloved". The most important bearer of the name is David, the second king of a united Kingdom of Israel and a major figure in the Bible and the Qur'an. The name occurs over 1000 times in the Hebrew Bible, making it the third most often-occurring name, after Moses an...
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David is a common English male given name and surname.
The name "David" (pronounced /ˈdeɪvɪd/ DAY-vid) is derived from the Biblical Hebrew name דָּוִד (Dāwiḏ IPA: [daːˈvið]), meaning "Beloved". The most important bearer of the name is David, the second king of a united Kingdom of Israel and a major figure in the Bible and the Qur'an. The name occurs over 1000 times in the Hebrew Bible, making it the third most often-occurring name, after Moses and Abraham. In Israel, "Dudi" is a common nickname for David, in the same way Bill is for William in English..
The Arabic and Persian versions are Daud (pronounced " Da-ood") and Dawood (pronounced " Da-wood"), respectively. Both versions are used in Punjabi, Urdu, Bengali and also in Indonesia and Malaysia among Muslim families. The Quran has many references to Daud.
The Armenian version (or pronunciation) is Davit (pronounced Da-vit).In Georgia, people say Dato. (pronounced Da-to).
Name days are celebrated on 1 March (for St. David of Wales)...
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