Unnumbered source etymology · variant 1/2
Original entry ↗A male given name from Hebrew. · 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. · A surname originating as a patronymic common in Wales, in honor of the ancient Saint David of Wales. · A female given name, often combined with a feminine middle name (e.g. David Ann).
Etymology tree Proto-Semitic 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”).
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