David
Translingual
Etymology
Borrowed from EnglishCategory:Translingual terms borrowed from English#DAVIDCategory:Translingual terms derived from English#DAVID David.
Noun
DavidCategory:Translingual lemmas#DAVIDCategory:Translingual nouns#DAVIDCategory:Translingual entries with incorrect language header#DAVIDCategory:Pages with entries#DAVIDCategory:Pages with 22 entries#DAVID
- (chessCategory:mul:Chess#DAVID) Spoken by a player during a match with one or more visually impaired players to indicate the d-file in algebraic notation.
References
English

Etymology
From Middle EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#DAVIDCategory:English terms derived from Middle English#DAVID David, Davyd, Davyde, from Old EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Old English#DAVIDCategory:English terms derived from Old English#DAVID Dauid, David, from Late LatinCategory:English terms derived from Late Latin#DAVID Dāvīd, from Koine GreekCategory:English terms derived from Koine Greek#DAVID Δαυῑ̈́δ (Dauī̈́d), from Biblical HebrewCategory:English terms derived from Biblical Hebrew#DAVID דָּוִד (dāwiḏ, literally “beloved”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdeɪvɪd/, /ˈdeɪvəd/Category:English 2-syllable words#DAVIDCategory:English 2-syllable words#DAVIDCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#DAVID
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#DAVIDAudio (US): (file)
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#DAVIDAudio (UK): (file)
Proper noun
David (countable and uncountable, plural Davids)Category:English lemmas#DAVIDCategory:English proper nouns#DAVIDCategory:English uncountable nouns#DAVIDCategory:English countable nouns#DAVIDCategory:English countable nouns#DAVIDCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#DAVIDCategory:Pages with entries#DAVIDCategory:Pages with 22 entries#DAVID
- A male given name from HebrewCategory:English given names#DAVIDCategory:English male given names#DAVIDCategory:English male given names from Hebrew#DAVID.
- 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.Category:English terms with quotations#DAVID
- 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.Category:English terms with quotations#DAVID
- 2016 October 12, Andy Orin, “I'm David Baszucki, CEO of Roblox, and This Is How I Work”, in LifeHacker, archived from the original on 13 July 2024:
- David Baszucki created it ten years ago along with his cofounder Erik Cassel, and it’s gradually snowballed in popularity, particularly among kids and teenagers.Category:English terms with quotations#DAVID
- 2021 January 28, Chandelis Duster, “Parkland shooting survivor calls for House GOP leader to denounce Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene”, in CNN, archived from the original on 18 April 2021:
- 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.Category:English terms with quotations#DAVID
- (biblicalCategory:en:Biblical characters#DAVID) 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.
- 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.Category:English terms with quotations#DAVID
- 2009 May 31, Margareta Pagano, “David takes on Googliath for a slice of the profits in the online shopping world”, in The Independent, archived from the original on 6 March 2012:
- It appears that even David can't go to battle without his Googliath.Category:English terms with quotations#DAVID
- 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.Category:English terms with quotations#DAVID
- A surname originating as a patronymicCategory:English surnames#DAVIDCategory:English surnames from patronymics#DAVID common in Wales, in honor of the ancient Saint David of Wales.
- (rareCategory:English terms with rare senses#DAVID) A female given nameCategory:English given names#DAVIDCategory:English female given names#DAVID, often combined with a feminine middle name (e.g. David Ann).
- A place name:
- A city, the capital of Chiriquí province, PanamaCategory:en:Cities in Panama#DAVIDCategory:en:Cities in Panama#DAVIDCategory:en:Provincial capitals of Panama#DAVIDCategory:en:Places in Panama#DAVID.
- A former unincorporated community in Mitchell County, Iowa, United StatesCategory:en:Former settlements#DAVIDCategory:en:Places in Iowa, USA#DAVIDCategory:en:Places in the United States#DAVID.
- An unincorporated community and coal town in Floyd County, Kentucky, United StatesCategory:en:Unincorporated communities in Kentucky, USA#DAVIDCategory:en:Places in Kentucky, USA#DAVIDCategory:en:Places in the United States#DAVID.
- A barangay of Mangaldan, Pangasinan, PhilippinesCategory:en:Barangays of Pangasinan, Philippines#DAVIDCategory:en:Places in Pangasinan, Philippines#DAVIDCategory:en:Places in the Philippines#DAVID.
- A barangay of San Jose, Tarlac, PhilippinesCategory:en:Barangays of Tarlac, Philippines#DAVIDCategory:en:Places in Tarlac, Philippines#DAVIDCategory:en:Places in the Philippines#DAVID.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Noun
David (plural Davids)Category:English lemmas#DAVIDCategory:English nouns#DAVIDCategory:English countable nouns#DAVIDCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#DAVIDCategory:Pages with entries#DAVIDCategory:Pages with 22 entries#DAVID
- (figuratively) A person or group considered unlikely to prevail; an underdog.
- Synonym: little man
- Coordinate term: Goliath
- 1909, William Denison Lyman, The Columbia River: Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce, G. P. Putnam's Sons, page 185:
- But the essential forces were the American immigrant, the American missionary, the Declaration of Independence, and the ox-team. Those were the champions of America. They were the Davids against the Goliaths of British monopoly.Category:English terms with quotations#DAVID
- 1997, Nathan Gardels, editor, The Changing Global Order: World Leaders Reflect, Blackwell Publishers, →ISBN, page 191:
- Will Microsoft rule the alternative to the mass media, the Net? Or, as always before in history, will local Davids arise to challenge the global Goliaths?Category:English terms with quotations#DAVID
- 2001, Adam Harmes, Unseen Power, Stoddart Publishing, →ISBN, page 144:
- In their quest for a villain, the media were assisted by politicians who wanted to avoid being put into the slot themselves. On the contrary, they wanted to be portrayed as the underdogs, the democratic Davids fighting the valiant but ultimately hopeless battle against the financial Goliaths.Category:English terms with quotations#DAVID
- 2015, Porter Erisman, Alibaba's World: How a Remarkable Chinese Company is Changing the Face of Global Business, Palgrave Macmillan, →ISBN, page 104:
- Our strategy to engage eBay in a war of words had created a lot of media buzz within China. Positioning ourselves as a local David fighting the US Goliath, we intended to educate the market about e-commerce and attract people to Taobao to give consumer e-commerce a chance.Category:English terms with quotations#DAVID
Albanian
Proper noun
David mCategory:Albanian lemmas#DAVIDCategory:Albanian proper nouns#DAVIDCategory:Albanian entries with incorrect language header#DAVIDCategory:Albanian masculine nouns#DAVIDCategory:Pages with entries#DAVIDCategory:Pages with 22 entries#DAVID
Declension
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | David | Davidi |
| accusative | Davidin | |
| dative/ablative | Davidi | Davidit |
Catalan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [dəˈβit]Category:Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation#DAVID
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [dəˈvit]Category:Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation#DAVID
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [daˈvit]Category:Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation#DAVID
- Rhymes: -itCategory:Rhymes:Catalan/it#DAVIDCategory:Rhymes:Catalan/it/2 syllables#DAVID
Proper noun
David mCategory:Catalan lemmas#DAVIDCategory:Catalan proper nouns#DAVIDCategory:Catalan uncountable proper nouns#DAVIDCategory:Catalan entries with incorrect language header#DAVIDCategory:Catalan masculine nouns#DAVIDCategory:Pages with entries#DAVIDCategory:Pages with 22 entries#DAVID
- a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English DavidCategory:Catalan given names#DAVIDCategory:Catalan male given names#DAVIDCategory:Catalan male given names from Hebrew#DAVID
Cebuano
Etymology
From EnglishCategory:Cebuano terms derived from English#DAVID David, from Koine GreekCategory:Cebuano terms derived from Koine Greek#DAVID Δαυῑ̈́δ (Dauī̈́d), from the Biblical HebrewCategory:Cebuano terms derived from Biblical Hebrew#DAVID דָּוִד (dāwiḏ, literally “beloved”). Also from SpanishCategory:Cebuano terms derived from Spanish#DAVID David.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Da‧vid
Proper noun
DavidCategory:Cebuano lemmas#DAVIDCategory:Cebuano nouns#DAVIDCategory:Cebuano terms spelled with V#DAVIDCategory:Cebuano entries with incorrect language header#DAVIDCategory:Pages with entries#DAVIDCategory:Pages with 22 entries#DAVID
- a male given name from English or SpanishCategory:Cebuano given names#DAVIDCategory:Cebuano male given names#DAVIDCategory:Cebuano male given names from English#DAVIDCategory:Cebuano male given names from Spanish#DAVID
- (biblicalCategory:ceb:Biblical characters#DAVID) David
Czech
Pronunciation
Proper noun
David m animCategory:Czech lemmas#DAVIDCategory:Czech proper nouns#DAVIDCategory:Czech entries with incorrect language header#DAVIDCategory:Czech masculine nouns#DAVIDCategory:Czech animate nouns#DAVIDCategory:Pages with entries#DAVIDCategory:Pages with 22 entries#DAVID
- a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English DavidCategory:Czech given names#DAVIDCategory:Czech male given names#DAVIDCategory:Czech male given names from Hebrew#DAVID
Declension
Danish
Pronunciation
Proper noun
DavidCategory:Danish lemmas#DAVIDCategory:Danish proper nouns#DAVIDCategory:Danish entries with incorrect language header#DAVIDCategory:Pages with entries#DAVIDCategory:Pages with 22 entries#DAVID
- (biblicalCategory:da:Biblical characters#DAVID) David
- a male given nameCategory:Danish given names#DAVIDCategory:Danish male given names#DAVID
Related terms
- (surname): Davidsen
Dutch
Alternative forms
Etymology
Ultimately from Late LatinCategory:Dutch terms derived from Late Latin#DAVID Dāvīd, from Koine GreekCategory:Dutch terms derived from Koine Greek#DAVID Δαυῑ̈́δ (Dauī̈́d), from Biblical HebrewCategory:Dutch terms derived from Biblical Hebrew#DAVID דָּוִד (dāwiḏ). Some people go by the English pronunciation, from EnglishCategory:Dutch terms borrowed from English#DAVIDCategory:Dutch terms derived from English#DAVID David.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdaː.vɪt/, /ˈdeː.vɪt/ (depending on person)Category:Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation#DAVID
Category:Dutch terms with audio pronunciation#DAVIDAudio: (file) - Hyphenation: Da‧vid
Proper noun
David mCategory:Dutch lemmas#DAVIDCategory:Dutch proper nouns#DAVIDCategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#DAVIDCategory:Dutch masculine nouns#DAVIDCategory:Pages with entries#DAVIDCategory:Pages with 22 entries#DAVID
- (biblicalCategory:nl:Biblical characters#DAVID) David
- a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English DavidCategory:Dutch given names#DAVIDCategory:Dutch male given names#DAVIDCategory:Dutch male given names from Hebrew#DAVID
- a surname originating as a patronymicCategory:Dutch surnames#DAVIDCategory:Dutch surnames from patronymics#DAVID
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: Dawid
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /da.vid/, (archaic or regional) /da.vi/Category:French 2-syllable words#DAVIDCategory:French 2-syllable words#DAVIDCategory:French terms with IPA pronunciation#DAVID
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#DAVIDAudio (France (Toulouse)): (file)
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#DAVIDAudio (France): (file)
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#DAVIDAudio (France (Somain)): (file)
Proper noun
David mCategory:French lemmas#DAVIDCategory:French proper nouns#DAVIDCategory:French uncountable nouns#DAVIDCategory:French entries with incorrect language header#DAVIDCategory:French masculine nouns#DAVIDCategory:Pages with entries#DAVIDCategory:Pages with 22 entries#DAVID
- (biblicalCategory:fr:Biblical characters#DAVID) David
- a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English DavidCategory:French given names#DAVIDCategory:French male given names#DAVIDCategory:French male given names from Hebrew#DAVID
- a surname originating as a patronymicCategory:French surnames#DAVIDCategory:French surnames from patronymics#DAVID
Derived terms
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdaːvɪt/ (normal)Category:German 2-syllable words#DAVIDCategory:German terms with IPA pronunciation#DAVID
- IPA(key): [ˈdäːvɪt] (most regions)Category:German terms with IPA pronunciation#DAVID
- IPA(key): [ˈdäːvit] (Bavaria, Austria)Category:German terms with IPA pronunciation#DAVID
- IPA(key): /ˈdaːˌviːt/ (some speakers in the very north of Germany)Category:German 2-syllable words#DAVIDCategory:German terms with IPA pronunciation#DAVID
Category:German terms with audio pronunciation#DAVIDAudio (Austria): (file)
Category:German terms with audio pronunciation#DAVIDAudio (Germany (Berlin)): (file) - Hyphenation: Da‧vid
Proper noun
David m (proper noun, strong, genitive Davids)Category:German lemmas#DAVIDCategory:German proper nouns#DAVIDCategory:German entries with incorrect language header#DAVIDCategory:German masculine nouns#DAVIDCategory:Pages with entries#DAVIDCategory:Pages with 22 entries#DAVID
- (biblicalCategory:de:Biblical characters#DAVID) David
- a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English DavidCategory:German given names#DAVIDCategory:German male given names#DAVIDCategory:German male given names from Hebrew#DAVID
Declension
Derived terms
- Davidstern m (“Star of David”)
Hungarian
Pronunciation
Proper noun
DavidCategory:Hungarian lemmas#DAVIDCategory:Hungarian proper nouns#DAVIDCategory:Hungarian entries with incorrect language header#DAVIDCategory:Pages with entries#DAVIDCategory:Pages with 22 entries#DAVID
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | David | Davidek |
| accusative | Davidet | Davideket |
| dative | Davidnek | Davideknek |
| instrumental | Daviddel | Davidekkel |
| causal-final | Davidért | Davidekért |
| translative | Daviddé | Davidekké |
| terminative | Davidig | Davidekig |
| essive-formal | Davidként | Davidekként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | Davidben | Davidekben |
| superessive | Daviden | Davideken |
| adessive | Davidnél | Davideknél |
| illative | Davidbe | Davidekbe |
| sublative | Davidre | Davidekre |
| allative | Davidhez | Davidekhez |
| elative | Davidből | Davidekből |
| delative | Davidről | Davidekről |
| ablative | Davidtől | Davidektől |
| non-attributive possessive – singular |
Davidé | Davideké |
| non-attributive possessive – plural |
Davidéi | Davidekéi |
Italian
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Late LatinCategory:Italian terms borrowed from Late Latin#DAVIDCategory:Italian terms derived from Late Latin#DAVID Dāvīd, from Koine GreekCategory:Italian terms derived from Koine Greek#DAVID Δαυῑ̈́δ (Dauī̈́d), from Biblical HebrewCategory:Italian terms derived from Biblical Hebrew#DAVID דָּוִד (dāwiḏ).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
David mCategory:Italian lemmas#DAVIDCategory:Italian proper nouns#DAVIDCategory:Italian uncountable proper nouns#DAVIDCategory:Italian entries with incorrect language header#DAVIDCategory:Italian masculine nouns#DAVIDCategory:Pages with entries#DAVIDCategory:Pages with 22 entries#DAVID
Etymology 2
Borrowed from EnglishCategory:Italian terms borrowed from English#DAVIDCategory:Italian terms derived from English#DAVID David.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɛ.vid/, /ˈde.vid/[1]Category:Italian 2-syllable words#DAVIDCategory:Italian 2-syllable words#DAVIDCategory:Italian terms with IPA pronunciation#DAVID
- Rhymes: -ɛvid, -evidCategory:Rhymes:Italian/ɛvid#DAVIDCategory:Rhymes:Italian/ɛvid/2 syllables#DAVIDCategory:Rhymes:Italian/evid#DAVIDCategory:Rhymes:Italian/evid/2 syllables#DAVID
Proper noun
David mCategory:Italian lemmas#DAVIDCategory:Italian proper nouns#DAVIDCategory:Italian uncountable proper nouns#DAVIDCategory:Italian entries with incorrect language header#DAVIDCategory:Italian masculine nouns#DAVIDCategory:Pages with entries#DAVIDCategory:Pages with 22 entries#DAVID
References
- 1 2 David in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Kapampangan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dəˈbid/ [dəˈbiːd]Category:Kapampangan terms with IPA pronunciation#DAVID
- Hyphenation: Da‧vid
Etymology 1
Borrowed from SpanishCategory:Kapampangan terms borrowed from Spanish#DAVIDCategory:Kapampangan terms derived from Spanish#DAVID David.
Proper noun
DavídCategory:Kapampangan lemmas#DAVIDCategory:Kapampangan proper nouns#DAVIDCategory:Kapampangan terms spelled with V#DAVIDCategory:Kapampangan entries with incorrect language header#DAVIDCategory:Pages with entries#DAVIDCategory:Pages with 22 entries#DAVID
Etymology 2
Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidosCategory:Kapampangan surnames in the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “From dauit?”)Category:Requests for etymologies in Kapampangan entries#DAVID
Proper noun
DavídCategory:Kapampangan lemmas#DAVIDCategory:Kapampangan proper nouns#DAVIDCategory:Kapampangan terms spelled with V#DAVIDCategory:Kapampangan entries with incorrect language header#DAVIDCategory:Pages with entries#DAVIDCategory:Pages with 22 entries#DAVID
Lashi
Etymology
Ultimately from Biblical HebrewCategory:Lashi terms derived from Biblical Hebrew#DAVID דָּוִד (dāwiḏ).
Pronunciation
- (Waingmaw) IPA(key): [da˧˧.vit̚˧˧]Category:Lashi terms with IPA pronunciation#DAVID
- Hyphenation: Da‧vid
Proper noun
DavidCategory:Lashi lemmas#DAVIDCategory:Lashi proper nouns#DAVIDCategory:Lashi entries with incorrect language header#DAVIDCategory:Pages with entries#DAVIDCategory:Pages with 22 entries#DAVID
- David (biblical character)
- 2005, “2 Samuela 14:19 [2 Samuel 14:19]”, in Jhoem꞉ mougsougˮ [The Book of the Bible], page 879:
- David gi nyang꞉ ri «He꞉ mooˮ zooˮ nang ri Yoab koid nhang꞉ anghoid laˮ» ga꞉ myid꞉ bye꞉.Category:Lashi terms with quotations#DAVID
- David asked her: «Joab made you do this deed, did he not?»
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Koine GreekCategory:Latin terms borrowed from Koine Greek#DAVIDCategory:Latin terms derived from Koine Greek#DAVID Δαυῑ̈́δ (Dauī̈́d), from Biblical HebrewCategory:Latin terms derived from Biblical Hebrew#DAVID דָּוִד (dāwiḏ).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Dāvīd m sg (genitive Dāvīd or Dāvīdos or Dāvīdis)Category:Latin lemmas#DAVIDCategory:Latin proper nouns#DAVIDCategory:Latin nouns with multiple declensions#DAVIDCategory:Latin indeclinable nouns#DAVIDCategory:Latin masculine indeclinable nouns#DAVIDCategory:Latin third declension nouns#DAVIDCategory:Latin masculine nouns in the third declension#DAVIDCategory:Latin entries with incorrect language header#DAVIDCategory:Latin masculine nouns#DAVIDCategory:Pages with entries#DAVIDCategory:Pages with 22 entries#DAVID; indeclinable, variously declined, third declension
- David
- (Can we clean up(+) this sense? (This produces "Regum.Caput" where no dot belongs.))Category:Requests for cleanup in Latin entries#DAVID Vulgata Clementina Liber I Regum.Caput 20.3:
- Et iuravit rursum Davidi.
- And he swore again to David.
- Et iuravit rursum Davidi.
- (Can we clean up(+) this sense? (This produces "Regum.Caput" where no dot belongs.))Category:Requests for cleanup in Latin entries#DAVID
Declension
Generally indeclinable, but occasionally declined in the third declension.
Derived terms
Descendants
References
“David” in the Thesaurus Linguae Latinae (TLL Open Access), Berlin (formerly Leipzig): De Gruyter (formerly Teubner), 1900–present
Maltese
Etymology
Borrowed from ItalianCategory:Maltese terms borrowed from Italian#DAVIDCategory:Maltese terms derived from Italian#DAVID Davide, from Late LatinCategory:Maltese terms derived from Late Latin#DAVID Dāvīd, from Koine GreekCategory:Maltese terms derived from Koine Greek#DAVID Δαυῑ̈́δ (Dauī̈́d), from Biblical HebrewCategory:Maltese terms derived from Biblical Hebrew#DAVID דָּוִד (dāwiḏ). The alternative pronunciation from EnglishCategory:Maltese terms derived from English#DAVID David, from the same source.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdaː.vɪt/Category:Maltese 2-syllable words#DAVIDCategory:Maltese terms with IPA pronunciation#DAVID (traditional; still always for the King David)
- IPA(key): /ˈdɛj.vɪt/Category:Maltese 2-syllable words#DAVIDCategory:Maltese terms with IPA pronunciation#DAVID
- Rhymes: -aːvɪt, -ɛjvɪtCategory:Rhymes:Maltese/aːvɪt#DAVIDCategory:Rhymes:Maltese/aːvɪt/2 syllables#DAVIDCategory:Rhymes:Maltese/ɛjvɪt#DAVIDCategory:Rhymes:Maltese/ɛjvɪt/2 syllables#DAVID
(predominantly as a contemporary name)
Noun
David mCategory:Maltese lemmas#DAVIDCategory:Maltese proper nouns#DAVIDCategory:Maltese entries with incorrect language header#DAVIDCategory:Maltese masculine nouns#DAVIDCategory:Pages with entries#DAVIDCategory:Pages with 22 entries#DAVID
- David (given name)
Norwegian
Proper noun
DavidCategory:Norwegian lemmas#DAVIDCategory:Norwegian proper nouns#DAVIDCategory:Norwegian entries with incorrect language header#DAVIDCategory:Pages with entries#DAVIDCategory:Pages with 22 entries#DAVID
Portuguese
Etymology
Ultimately from Biblical HebrewCategory:Portuguese terms derived from Biblical Hebrew#DAVID דָּוִד (dāwiḏ). Doublet of Davi and DeividCategory:Portuguese doublets#DAVID.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /daˈvi.d͡ʒi/, /dejˈvi.d͡ʒi/ [deɪ̯ˈvi.d͡ʒi], /dejˈvid͡ʒ/ [deɪ̯ˈvid͡ʒ]Category:Portuguese 3-syllable words#DAVIDCategory:Portuguese 3-syllable words#DAVIDCategory:Portuguese 2-syllable words#DAVIDCategory:Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation#DAVID
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /daˈvi.de/, /dejˈvid͡ʒ/ [deɪ̯ˈvid͡ʒ], /dejˈvi.d͡ʒi/ [deɪ̯ˈvi.d͡ʒi]Category:Portuguese 3-syllable words#DAVIDCategory:Portuguese 2-syllable words#DAVIDCategory:Portuguese 3-syllable words#DAVIDCategory:Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation#DAVID
- Hyphenation: Da‧vid
Proper noun
David mCategory:Portuguese lemmas#DAVIDCategory:Portuguese proper nouns#DAVIDCategory:Portuguese uncountable proper nouns#DAVIDCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#DAVIDCategory:Portuguese masculine nouns#DAVIDCategory:Pages with entries#DAVIDCategory:Pages with 22 entries#DAVID
- a male given name, equivalent to English DavidCategory:Portuguese given names#DAVIDCategory:Portuguese male given names#DAVID
- (biblicalCategory:pt:Biblical characters#DAVID) David (king of Judah)
Related terms
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Church SlavonicCategory:Romanian terms borrowed from Old Church Slavonic#DAVIDCategory:Romanian terms derived from Old Church Slavonic#DAVID Давꙑдъ (Davydŭ), from Koine GreekCategory:Romanian terms derived from Koine Greek#DAVID Δαυῑ̈́δ (Dauī̈́d), from Biblical HebrewCategory:Romanian terms derived from Biblical Hebrew#DAVID דָּוִד (dāwiḏ, literally “beloved”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
David mCategory:Romanian lemmas#DAVIDCategory:Romanian proper nouns#DAVIDCategory:Romanian entries with incorrect language header#DAVIDCategory:Romanian masculine nouns#DAVIDCategory:Pages with entries#DAVIDCategory:Pages with 22 entries#DAVID
- a village in Văleni, Neamț County, RomaniaCategory:ro:Villages in Neamț County, Romania#DAVIDCategory:ro:Villages in Romania#DAVIDCategory:ro:Places in Neamț County, Romania#DAVIDCategory:ro:Places in Romania#DAVID
- a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English DavidCategory:Romanian given names#DAVIDCategory:Romanian male given names#DAVIDCategory:Romanian male given names from Ancient Greek#DAVID
- a surnameCategory:Romanian surnames#DAVID
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Late LatinCategory:Spanish terms inherited from Late Latin#DAVIDCategory:Spanish terms derived from Late Latin#DAVID Dāvīd, from Koine GreekCategory:Spanish terms derived from Koine Greek#DAVID Δαυῑ̈́δ (Dauī̈́d), from Biblical HebrewCategory:Spanish terms derived from Biblical Hebrew#DAVID דָּוִד (dāwiḏ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /daˈbid/ [d̪aˈβ̞ið̞]Category:Spanish 2-syllable words#DAVIDCategory:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation#DAVID
- Rhymes: -idCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/id#DAVIDCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/id/2 syllables#DAVID
- Syllabification: Da‧vid
Proper noun
David mCategory:Spanish lemmas#DAVIDCategory:Spanish proper nouns#DAVIDCategory:Spanish uncountable proper nouns#DAVIDCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#DAVIDCategory:Spanish masculine nouns#DAVIDCategory:Pages with entries#DAVIDCategory:Pages with 22 entries#DAVID
Further reading
- “David”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
Swedish
Etymology
From Late LatinCategory:Swedish terms derived from Late Latin#DAVID Dāvīd, from Koine GreekCategory:Swedish terms derived from Koine Greek#DAVID Δαυῑ̈́δ (Dauī̈́d), from Biblical HebrewCategory:Swedish terms derived from Biblical Hebrew#DAVID דָּוִד (dāwiḏ). First recorded as a given name in Sweden in runes around 1200.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²dɑːvɪd/, /¹dɑːvɪd/Category:Swedish terms with IPA pronunciation#DAVID
Interjection
DavidCategory:Swedish lemmas#DAVIDCategory:Swedish interjections#DAVIDCategory:Swedish entries with incorrect language header#DAVIDCategory:Pages with entries#DAVIDCategory:Pages with 22 entries#DAVID
- The letter "D" in the Swedish spelling alphabet
Proper noun
David c (genitive Davids)Category:Swedish lemmas#DAVIDCategory:Swedish proper nouns#DAVIDCategory:Swedish entries with incorrect language header#DAVIDCategory:Swedish common-gender nouns#DAVIDCategory:Pages with entries#DAVIDCategory:Pages with 22 entries#DAVID
- (biblicalCategory:sv:Biblical characters#DAVID) David
- a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English DavidCategory:Swedish given names#DAVIDCategory:Swedish male given names#DAVIDCategory:Swedish male given names from Hebrew#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 EnglishCategory:Tagalog terms borrowed from English#DAVIDCategory:Tagalog terms derived from English#DAVID David.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈdejvid/ [ˈd̪eɪ̯.vɪd̪̚]Category:Tagalog 2-syllable words#DAVIDCategory:Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation#DAVID
- IPA(key): (with nativization) /ˈdejbid/ [ˈd̪eɪ̯.bɪd̪̚]Category:Tagalog 2-syllable words#DAVIDCategory:Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation#DAVID
- Rhymes: -ejvid, (with nativization) -ejbidCategory:Rhymes:Tagalog/ejvid#DAVIDCategory:Rhymes:Tagalog/ejvid/2 syllables#DAVIDCategory:Rhymes:Tagalog/ejbid#DAVIDCategory:Rhymes:Tagalog/ejbid/2 syllables#DAVID
- Syllabification: Da‧vidCategory:Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation#DAVID
Proper noun
David (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜌ᜔ᜊᜒᜇ᜔)Category:Tagalog lemmas#DAVIDCategory:Tagalog proper nouns#DAVIDCategory:Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries#DAVIDCategory:Tagalog terms with Baybayin script#DAVIDCategory:Tagalog terms spelled with V#DAVIDCategory:Tagalog entries with incorrect language header#DAVIDCategory:Pages with entries#DAVIDCategory:Pages with 22 entries#DAVID
Etymology 2
Borrowed from SpanishCategory:Tagalog terms borrowed from Spanish#DAVIDCategory:Tagalog terms derived from Spanish#DAVID David.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /daˈvid/ [d̪ɐˈvɪd̪̚]Category:Tagalog 2-syllable words#DAVIDCategory:Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation#DAVID
- IPA(key): (with nativization) /daˈbid/ [d̪ɐˈbɪd̪̚]Category:Tagalog 2-syllable words#DAVIDCategory:Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation#DAVID
- Rhymes: -idCategory:Rhymes:Tagalog/id#DAVIDCategory:Rhymes:Tagalog/id/2 syllables#DAVID
- Syllabification: Da‧vidCategory:Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation#DAVID
Proper noun
Davíd (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜊᜒᜇ᜔)Category:Tagalog lemmas#DAVIDCategory:Tagalog proper nouns#DAVIDCategory:Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries#DAVIDCategory:Tagalog terms with Baybayin script#DAVIDCategory:Tagalog terms spelled with V#DAVIDCategory:Tagalog entries with incorrect language header#DAVIDCategory:Pages with entries#DAVIDCategory:Pages with 22 entries#DAVID
Etymology 3
Borrowed from KapampanganCategory:Tagalog terms borrowed from Kapampangan#DAVIDCategory:Tagalog terms derived from Kapampangan#DAVID David. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidosCategory:Tagalog surnames in the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /daˈvid/ [d̪ɐˈvɪd̪̚]Category:Tagalog 2-syllable words#DAVIDCategory:Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation#DAVID
- IPA(key): (with nativization) /daˈbid/ [d̪ɐˈbɪd̪̚]Category:Tagalog 2-syllable words#DAVIDCategory:Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation#DAVID
- Rhymes: -idCategory:Rhymes:Tagalog/id#DAVIDCategory:Rhymes:Tagalog/id/2 syllables#DAVID
- Syllabification: Da‧vidCategory:Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation#DAVID
Proper noun
Davíd (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜊᜒᜇ᜔)Category:Tagalog lemmas#DAVIDCategory:Tagalog proper nouns#DAVIDCategory:Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries#DAVIDCategory:Tagalog terms with Baybayin script#DAVIDCategory:Tagalog terms spelled with V#DAVIDCategory:Tagalog entries with incorrect language header#DAVIDCategory:Pages with entries#DAVIDCategory:Pages with 22 entries#DAVID
