David
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdeɪvɪd/
ipa: /ˈdeɪvəd/
Forms: form: Davids
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”).
Senses: examples: text: 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.
ref: 1994, Caroline Knapp, The Merry Recluse: A Life in Essays, Counterpoint Press, published 2004, →ISBN, page 169:
text: 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.
ref: 2000, Anne Rice, Merrick, Ballantine Books, published 2001, →ISBN, page 157:
text: 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.
ref: 2021 January 28, Chandelis Duster, “Parkland shooting survivor calls for House GOP leader to denounce Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene”, in CNN:
glosses: A male given name from Hebrew.
examples: text: 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.
ref: 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 2 Samuel 23:1-2:
text: 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.
ref: 2014, Jimmy Carter, “Full Prisons and Legal Killing”, in A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence, and Power, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 39:
topics: biblical
lifestyle
religion
glosses: The second king of Judah and Israel, the successor of King Saul in the Hebrew Bible; the son of Jesse and the father of Nathan and King Solomon.
glosses: A surname originating as a patronymic common in Wales, in honor of the ancient Saint David of Wales.
glosses: A female given name, often combined with a feminine middle name (e.g. David Ann).
glosses: A place name:
A city, the capital of Chiriquí province, Panama.
glosses: A place name:
A former unincorporated community in Mitchell County, Iowa, United States.
glosses: A place name:
An unincorporated community and coal town in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States.
glosses: A place name:
A barangay of Mangaldan, Pangasinan, Philippines.
glosses: A place name:
A barangay of San Jose, Tarlac, Philippines.
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: sense: pet forms
word: Dave
sense: pet forms
word: Davey
sense: pet forms
word: Davie
sense: pet forms
word: Davy
sense: pet forms
word: Davo
sense: feminine equivalent
word: Davina
word: Dade
word: Daffey
word: Daffy
word: Dakin
word: Daukes
word: Davage
word: Davidge
word: Davids
word: Davidson
word: Davie
word: Davies
word: Davis
word: Davison
word: Davitt
word: Davy
word: Davys
word: Daw
word: Dawe
word: Dawes
word: Dawkes
word: Dawkin
word: Dawkins
word: Daws
word: Dawson
word: Day
word: Dayes
word: Daykin
word: Dayson
word: Deason
word: Devitt
word: Deyes
word: Dow
word: Dowe
word: Dowson
word: McDade
word: McDaid
word: McDavid
word: McDevitt
word: McKevitt
word: Taaffe