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David
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Michelangelo's statue of the biblical David. Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni Two biographies were published of him during his lifetime One of them by Giorgio Vasari, proposed that he was the pinnacle of all David, Arabic: داوود or داود dawud, "beloved" was the second king of the united Kingdom of Israel according to the Hebrew Bible

Pronunciation "DAY-vid" or "Da-VEED"
Gender Male
Meaning "beloved"
Origin Hebrew
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This article is about the English name, for other uses see David (disambiguation).

David is a common English male given name and surname. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Male (♂ refers to the sex of an organism or part of an organism which produces small mobile Gametes called spermatozoa. A surname is a name added to a Given name and is part of a Personal name.

The name "David" (generally pronounced IPA: /ˈdeɪvɪd/ "DAY-vid" in modern English, but also pronounced like "Da-VEED" in other languages, such as those similar to—or originating from—Latin) is derived from the Biblical Hebrew name דָּוִד (Hebrew IPA: [daˈvid]); Tiberian Hebrew: Dāwiḏ), meaning "Beloved. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Biblical Hebrew, also called Classical Hebrew, is an archaic form of the Hebrew language in which the Hebrew Bible and various Israelite inscriptions Tiberian Hebrew is an extinct (yet very well documented Oral tradition of pronunciation for ancient Hebrew, especially the Hebrew of the Tanakh, that was " The name occurs over 1000 times in the Hebrew Bible, making it the third most often-occurring name, after Moses and Abraham. The term Hebrew Bible is a generic reference to those books of the Bible originally written in Biblical Hebrew (and the related Biblical Aramaic Moses ( Latin: Moyses,; Greek: grc Mωυσής in both the Septuagint and the New Testament; Arabic: ar موسىٰ Abraham ( Ashkenazi   Avrohom or Avruhom; ابراهيم, {{Unicode|Ibrāhīm}}; Ge'ez: In Israel, "Dudi" is a common nickname for David, in the same way Bill is for William in English. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. A nickname is a Name of an entity or thing that is not its Proper name. William may refer to William (name, a masculine given name Royalty British William I of England [1].

The Arabic and Persian versions are Daud (pronounced " Da-ood") and Dawood (pronounced " Da-wood"), respectively. Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language Both versions are used in Punjabi, Urdu, Bengali and also in Indonesia and Malaysia among Muslim families. Punjabi may refer to The Punjabi language of Pakistan and India Punjabi grammar List of Punjabi Urdu ( ur '''{{Nastaliq اردو}}''' trans Urdū, historically spelled Ordu) is a Central Indo-Aryan language Urdu is a standardised The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion The Quran has many references to Daud. The Qur’an ( القرآن, literally "the recitation" also sometimes transliterated as Qur’ān, Koran, Alcoran

The Georgian version(or pronunciation) is Davit(pronounced Da-vit) but you usally say Dato(pronounced Da-to). Georgian (ka ქართული ენა kartuli ena) is the Official language of Georgia, a country in the Caucasus.

The old English and Irish version is Dowd, hence O'Dowd, suggesting an earlier export of Arabic Daud, via Moorish and Black Irish connections, to England and Ireland. The description Moors has referred to several historic and modern populations of Muslim (and earlier non-Muslim people of Berber and Arab descent Black Irish is a Traditional term believed to have originated in the United States that commonly ascribes to a dark brown or Black

Name days are celebrated on 1 March (for St. David of Wales) and 29 December (for King David), as well as 25 June (St. David of Sweden), 26 June, 26 August, 11 December, and 30 December (Norway). A name day is a tradition in many countries in Europe and Latin America of celebrating on a particular day of the year associated with the one's Given name Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Saint David ( c. 500–589 ('Dewi Sant' was a church official later regarded as a Saint and as the Patron saint of Wales. Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II David, Arabic: داوود or داود dawud, "beloved" was the second king of the united Kingdom of Israel according to the Hebrew Bible Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Saint David was an Anglo-Saxon monk of the 11th century, sent as a missionary to the Lake Mälaren landscapes by Saint Sigfrid of Växjö Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional

David is often shortened to "Davey/Davie/Davy" (additionally, in Wales, such variants as "Dafydd" and "Dewi" and such diminutives as "Dai", "Daf" and "Taff/Taffy" are fairly common, although "Dai" was formerly a name in its own right, meaning "shining" in Welsh, prior to the reign of King Henry VII). The oldest, most popular and most commonly-used diminutive form of "David" worldwide is "Dave", which first appeared in written form in the sixteenth century (but is probably much older). In South Africa and Australia it is also a common practice in the Jewish culture to apply the nicknames "Dovi" and "Dov". The nickname "Dave" has been used as a name in its own right in the 19th and 20th centuries, at least in the U. S. At the height of its popularity in the 1950s and early 1960s, the name Dave was bestowed upon more than 3000 infants each year[2].

Another less common variant is "Daveth", the origin of which is uncertain (but could be an anglicied form of the Welsh "Dafydd").

Female equivalents of the name David include "Davida" (no longer in common usage) and "Davina", the latter of which is very popular in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The girl's name "Davinia" may also have originated from David, though some have argued it is actually the female version of the Gaelic name 'Devin. The Goidelic languages, (also sometimes called particularly in colloquial situations the Gaelic languages or collectively Gaelic) historically formed a Dialect The male or female name Devin \d(e-vin\ is pronounced DEV-in It is of Irish and Gaelic origin and its meaning is most commonly 'poet' '

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  1. ^ The Crosslinguistic Study of Language Acquisition - Page 342 by Dan Isaac Slobin
  2. ^ U.S. Social Security Administration. "Popular Baby Names."
  3. ^ Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (2004-01-02). Hermine Lionette Cartan David ( 19 April 1886 in Paris &ndash 1 December 1970 in Bry-sur-Marne was a French painter Jacques-Louis David (August 30 1748 &ndash December 29 1825 was a highly influential French painter in the Neoclassical style considered to be Johann Nepomuk David ( November 30 1895 &ndash December 22 1977) was an Austrian symphonist who wrote a number of orchestral works Kornél Dávid (in English sometimes Kornel David, born October 22 1971 in Nagykanizsa, Hungary) is a Hungarian Lawrence Eugene "Larry" David (born July 2 1947 is an American Emmy -winning Actor, Writer, Comedian, producer For the Grenadian politician see Peter David (politician. Peter Allen David (often abbreviated PAD) (born September 23 The Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA is an Executive Agency within the Department of Finance and Personnel in Northern Ireland. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. "Jack and Emma were the most popular first names in Northern Ireland in 2003" (PDF). Press release. A news release, media release, press release or press statement is a written or recorded Communication directed at members of the News Retrieved on 2008-02-14. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German  “(see tables "Comparison with 1975" and "Top 20 Names 2000-2003")”

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