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David Name Meaning

David meaning

Name :

David spker

Gender :
Masculine
Meaning of David :

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Popular In :
USA, Austria, England and Whales
Information about the
Name of David :
David is the name of the greatest King of Israel. He wrote songs of praises for God and killed the giant Goliath with a slingshot. He is God's beloved and even Jesus Christ is believed to have descended from the great king David.
Famous People with
Name David :
David Beckham is a British soccer player who became the first to compete in 100 Champions League matches. David Bowie is a 1960's and beyond rock star who reinvented popular music and had multiple Platinum albums such as his 1971's Hunky Dory. David Copperfield is a high profile magician famous for making the statue of liberty disappear and being able to walk through the great wall of China.
Variant Names of David:

Daffy, Daffyd, Dafydd, Dai, Dave

Dave (English), Dawud (Arabic), Daividh (Scottish)

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Popularity Rank :

David name was top ranked at 756 position in American during year 1930and most recently ranked at 18 position in American during year 2015

     

Name David has been Most Popular throughout the last hundred plus years and ranked at 7 position. 3589754 numbers of people were named David so far in last 100 years. (SSA)

More about :

The masculine name David is taken from the Hebrew name Dawid, which is most likely derived from the Hebrew word dwd that means “beloved”.


The name David has been used since the Middle Ages in Britain, especially in Wales. It has been used to honor a saint, the 5th-century patron of Wales. Plus, it has been given to two kings and other notable people, like David Hume the empiricist philosopher.

David Numerology :
Personality No. 3. People with name David are jovial & love to talk. They also love children & pets. They are creative & try to do too many things. They must express themselves. They are very social & great uplifters. Person with David having 3 as Personality number are ambitious & philosophical. They are versatile & have an optimistic attitude. They are zealous & conscientious. More Numerology

More About Name : David

  • David was the 13th most popular name in the USA. Outside of the US, it is particularly popular in Spain and Austria .

  • David ruled as king of Israel in the 10th century BC and Jesus is thought to have descended from him.

  • The Irish translation of David is "Daithí". It is pronounced "Dawhee" with the th remaining silent. My Irish name is Daithí Peadar Fine. Daithí is quite a popular name in Ireland, especially amongst native Irish speakers.

  • David ruled as king of Israel in the 10th century BC and Jesus is thought to have descended from him. In the Old Testament, several of David’s stories are told, including his defeat of Goliath.

  • David is derived from the Biblical Hebrew name means Beloved. It was borne in the Bible by the second Israelite King.

  • David was the youngest son of Jesse. He was a brave warrior, a talented musician and poet, and the greatest king of Israel. As a young man armed with just a slingshot, David killed the terrible giant Goliath. David brought together the twelve tribes of Is

  • David was the second and greatest of the kings of Israel, ruling in the 10th century BC.

Name Analysis of David

Character Analysis of David : Persons with the name David feel compelled to build strong foundations for themselves and those around them, particularly family.

Love Life of David : Persons are attracted by the strange things, unusual, quirky also want their sex life to be so.

Name Letter Analysis of David

D : Persons are grounded and pragmatic

A : Persons are their own person: ambitious and freethinking

V : Persons are a seer and have great intuition

I : Persons are a compassionate person who feels things deeply

D : Persons are grounded and pragmatic

Astrological (Vedic) Aspect of Name David

Acoording to vedic astrology , Rashi for the name David is Kark and Moon sign associated with the name David is Cancer.

The name David has Water element. Moon is the Ruling Planet for the name David . The name David having moon sign as Cancer is represented by The Crab and considered as Cardinal .

Normally, people with the name David are usually determined toward their goals. They are also imaginative and have a great memory.

Other name options, having Cancer moon sign are name starting with : Ha, Hi, Hu, He, Ho, Da, De, Di, Du, Do, Hr.

Nakshatra (Vedic) of Name David

The name David is suitable for baby born in Pushya nakshatra

Pushya Nakshatra: "The nourisher", also known as sidhya or tiṣya

Lord: Shani (Saturn)
Symbol : Cow's udder, lotus, arrow and circle
Deity : Bṛhaspati, priest of the gods
Indian zodiac: 3°20' -16°40' Karka
Western zodiac 29°20' Cancer - 12°40' Leo
Other name options, having Pushya nakashatra are name starting with : Hu, He, Ho, Da.

Famous Name David

  • David Thalalla

    is a Malaysian former cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he played for the Malaysia national cricket team between 1994 and 1998. Born in Kuala Lumpur in 1963, David Thalalla first played for Malaysia in the 1994 ICC Trophy

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  • Ferdinand David

    was a German virtuoso violinist and composer. David was a pupil of Louis Spohr and Moritz Hauptmann from 1823 to 1824 and in 1826 became a violinist at Königstädtischen Theater in Berlin. In 1829 he was the first violinist of a string quartet in Dorpat and undertook concert tours in Riga, Saint Petersburg and Moscow. In 1835 he became concert master (Konzertmeister) at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig and in 1843 professor of violin (Violinlehrer) at the Leipziger Konservatorium. He gave the premiere of Felix Mendelssohn's violin concerto, and had worked closely with Mendelssohn during the piece's preparation, giving technical advice. The composition was performed on David's 1742 Guarneri violin, which later became the main performance violin for Jascha Heifetz (it has also recently been on loan to the San Francisco Symphony's concertmaster, Alexander Barantchik).

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