# David
## English
### Etymology

From Middle English David, Davyd, Davyde, from Old English Dauid, David, from Latin David, Davidus, from Koine Greek Δαυίδ (Dauíd), Δαβίδ (Dabíd), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew דּוד (Dāwîḏ, literally “beloved”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdeɪvɪd/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Audio (UK):(file)

### Proper noun

David (countable and uncountable, plural Davids)
* A male given name from Hebrew.
** 1994, Caroline Knapp, The Merry Recluse: A Life in Essays, Counterpoint Press, published 2004, →ISBN, page 169:David Copperfield. Dwight David Eisenhower. Michelangelo's David. None of these Davids would seem the same if their names were Dave. David, with its final "d", sounds finished and complete, whereas Dave just kind of hangs there in the air, indefinitely.
** 2000, Anne Rice, Merrick, Ballantine Books, published 2001, →ISBN, page 157:Well, don't think I'll settle for so little, Mr. Talbot. Or should I call you David? I think you look like a David, you know, righteous and clean living and all of that.
** 2021 January 28, Chandelis Duster, “Parkland shooting survivor calls for House GOP leader to denounce Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene”, in CNN‎:Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg called on Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy Thursday to denounce Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who has faced intense criticism this week over incendiary remarks she made in recent years as well as a viral video in which she harasses Hogg.
* (biblical) The second king of Judah and Israel, the successor of King Saul in the Old Testament; the son of Jesse and the father of Nathan and King Solomon.
** 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 2 Samuel 23:1-2:David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said, The Spirit of the LORD spake by me, and his word was in my tongue.
** 2014, Jimmy Carter, “Full Prisons and Legal Killing”, in A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence, and Power‎, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 39:Some devout Christians are among the most fervent advocates of the death penalty, contradicting Jesus Christ and misinterpreting Holy Scriptures and numerous examples of mercy. We remember God’s forgiveness of Cain, who killed Abel, and the adulterer King David, who arranged the killing of Uriah, the husband of Bathsheba, his lover.
* A surname originating as a patronymic common in Wales, in honor of the ancient Saint David of Wales.
* (rare) A female given name, often combined with a feminine middle name (e.g. David Ann).
* A place name:
** A city, the capital of Chiriquí province, Panama.
** A former unincorporated community in Mitchell County, Iowa, United States.
** An unincorporated community and coal town in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States.
** A barangay of Mangaldan, Pangasinan, Philippines.
    Coordinate terms: Alitaya, Amansabina, Anolid, Banaoang, Bantayan, Bari, Bateng, Buenlag, David, Embarcadero, Gueguesangen, Guesang, Guiguilonen, Guilig, Inlambo, Lanas, Landas, Maasin, Macayug, Malabago, Navaluan, Nibaliw, Osiem, Palua, Poblacion, Pogo, Salaan, Salay, Talogtog, Tebag — barangays of Mangaldan
** A barangay of San Jose, Tarlac, Philippines.
    Coordinate terms: Burgos, David, Iba, Labney, Lawacamulag, Lubigan, Maamot, Mababanaba, Moriones, Pao, San Juan de Valdez, Sula, Villa Aglipay — barangays of San Jose

#### Derived terms

* Barton St David
* Camp David
* David-and-Goliath
* David City
* davidi
* Davidian
* harp of David, King David's harp
* Mogen David
* Saint David
* Shield of David
* Son of David
* Star of David
* St Davids

#### Related terms

* (pet forms): Dave, Davey, Davie, Davy; Davo (Australian)
* (feminine equivalent): Davina
* Dade
* Daffey
* Daffy
* Dakin
* Daukes
* Davage
* Davidge
* Davids
* Davidson
* Davie
* Davies
* Davis
* Davison
* Davitt
* Davy
* Davys
* Daw
* Dawe
* Dawes
* Dawkes
* Dawkin
* Dawkins
* Daws
* Dawson
* Day
* Dayes
* Daykin
* Dayson
* Deason
* Devitt
* Deyes
* Dow
* Dowe
* Dowson
* McDade
* McDaid
* McDavid
* McDevitt
* McKevitt
* Taaffe

#### Translations
## Albanian
### Proper noun

David m
* a male given name

#### Declension
## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [dəˈβit]
* IPA: (Balearic) [dəˈvit]
* IPA: (Valencia) [daˈvit]
* Rhymes: -it

### Proper noun

David m
* a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English David

## Cebuano
### Etymology

From English David, from Koine Greek Δαυίδ (Dauíd), Δαβίδ (Dabíd), from the Biblical Hebrew דּוד (Dāwîḏ, literally “beloved”). Also from Spanish David.

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: Da‧vid
* This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

### Proper noun

David
* a male given name from English or Spanish
* (biblical) David

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈdavɪt]

### Proper noun

David m anim
* a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English David

#### Declension
## Danish
### Pronunciation

* Rhymes: -id

### Proper noun

David
* (biblical) David
* a male given name

#### Related terms

* (surname): Davidsen

## Dutch
### Etymology

Ultimately from Latin David, from Ancient Greek Δαυίδ (Dauíd), from Biblical Hebrew דָּוִד.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdaː.vɪt/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Da‧vid

### Proper noun

David m
* (biblical) David
* a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English David
* a surname originating as a patronymic

#### Derived terms

* Davidisch

#### Related terms

* (pet forms): Daaf, Daav
* (surnames): Davids

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /da.vid/, (archaic or regional) /da.vi/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

David m
* (biblical) David
* a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English David
* a surname originating as a patronymic

#### Derived terms

* étoile de David

## German
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdaːvɪt/ (normal)
** IPA: [ˈdäːvɪt] (most regions)
** IPA: [ˈdäːvit] (Bavaria, Austria)
* IPA: /ˈdaːˌviːt/ (some speakers in the very north of Germany)
* Audio (Austria):(file)
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Da‧vid

### Proper noun

David m (proper noun, strong, genitive Davids)
* (biblical) David
* a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English David

#### Derived terms

* Davidstern m (“Star of David”)

## Hungarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈdɒvid]
* Hyphenation: Da‧vid
* Rhymes: -id

### Proper noun

David
* David

#### Declension
## Italian
### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin Dāvīd, from Ancient Greek Δαυίδ (Dauíd), from Hebrew דָּוִד (davíd).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈda.vid/
* Rhymes: -avid
* Hyphenation: Dà‧vid

#### Proper noun

David m
* a male given name, variant of Davide

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from English David.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdɛ.vid/, /ˈde.vid/
* Rhymes: -ɛvid, -evid

#### Proper noun

David m
* A male given name in English

### References

* 1 2 David in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

## Kapampangan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /dəˈbid/ [dəˈbiːd]
* Hyphenation: Da‧vid

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish David.

#### Proper noun

Davíd
* (biblical) David
* a male given name from Spanish

### Etymology 2

Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “From dawit?”)

#### Proper noun

Davíd
* a common surname

## Latin
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δαυίδ (Dauíd), from Biblical Hebrew דָּוִד (Davíd).

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈdaː.u̯iːd/, [ˈd̪äːu̯iːd̪]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈda.vid/, [ˈd̪äːvid̪]

### Proper noun

Dāvīd m (indeclinable) and Dāvīd m sg (genitive Dāvīdis); third declension
* David
** (Can we clean up this sense?) Vulgata Clementina Liber I Regum.Caput 20.3:Et iuravit rursum Davidi.And he swore again to David.

#### Declension

Normally indeclinable, but third declension forms occasionally occur.

#### Derived terms

* Dāvīdius
* Dāvīdicus

### References

“David” in the Thesaurus Linguae Latinae (TLL Open Access), Berlin (formerly Leipzig): De Gruyter (formerly Teubner), 1900–present

## Maltese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Davide, from Latin David, from Ancient Greek Δαυίδ (Dauíd), from Hebrew דָּוִד (davíd). The alternative pronunciation from English David, from the same source.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdaː.vɪt/ (traditional; still always for the King David)
* IPA: /ˈdɛj.vɪt/ (predominantly as a contemporary name)

### Noun

David m
* David (given name)

## Norwegian
### Proper noun

David
* (biblical) David
* a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English David

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* Deivid

### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English David. Doublet of Davi.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /dejˈvi.d͡ʒi/ [deɪ̯ˈvi.d͡ʒi], /dejˈvid͡ʒ/ [deɪ̯ˈvid͡ʒ]
* (Brazil) IPA: /dejˈvi.d͡ʒi/ [deɪ̯ˈvi.d͡ʒi], /dejˈvid͡ʒ/ [deɪ̯ˈvid͡ʒ]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /dejˈvid͡ʒ/ [deɪ̯ˈvid͡ʒ], /dejˈvi.d͡ʒi/ [deɪ̯ˈvi.d͡ʒi]
* (Portugal) IPA: /dɐˈvi.dɨ/ [dɐˈvi.ðɨ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /dɐˈvi.dɨ/ [dɐˈvi.ðɨ]
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /dɐˈbi.dɨ/ [dɐˈβi.ðɨ]

### Proper noun

David m
* a male given name from English, equivalent to English David

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic Давꙑдъ (Davydŭ), from Koine Greek Δαυίδ (Dauíd), Δαβίδ (Dabíd), from Biblical Hebrew דּוד (Dāwîḏ, literally “beloved”).

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

David m
* A village in Văleni, Neamț County, Romania
* a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English David
* a surname

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /daˈbid/ [d̪aˈβ̞ið̞]
* Rhymes: -id
* Syllabification: Da‧vid

### Proper noun

David m
* (biblical) David
* a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English David

### Further reading

* “David”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Vulgate Latin David, ultimately of Hebrew origin. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in runes around 1200.

### Interjection

David
* The letter "D" in the Swedish spelling alphabet

### Proper noun

David c (genitive Davids)
* (biblical) David
* a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English David

#### Related terms

* (surnames) Davidsson

### References

* Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
* Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 51 009 males with the given name David living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1980s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

## Tagalog
### Etymology 1

Borrowed from English David.

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈdejvid/ [ˈd̪eɪ̯.vɪd̪̚]
** IPA: (more native-sounding) /ˈdejbid/ [ˈd̪eɪ̯.bɪd̪̚]
* Rhymes: -ejvid, (more native-sounding) -ejbid
* Syllabification: Da‧vid

#### Proper noun

David (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜌ᜔ᜊᜒᜇ᜔)
* (biblical) David
* a male given name from English

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish David.

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /daˈvid/ [d̪ɐˈvid̪̚]
** IPA: (more native-sounding) /daˈbid/ [d̪ɐˈbid̪̚]
* Rhymes: -id
* Syllabification: Da‧vid

#### Proper noun

Davíd (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜊᜒᜇ᜔)
* (biblical) David
* a male given name from Spanish

### Etymology 3

Borrowed from Kapampangan David. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /daˈvid/ [d̪ɐˈvid̪̚]
** IPA: (more native-sounding) /daˈbid/ [d̪ɐˈbid̪̚]
* Rhymes: -id
* Syllabification: Da‧vid

#### Proper noun

Davíd (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜊᜒᜇ᜔)
* A surname in Kapampangan