Meaning & History
Welsh form of David. This name was borne by Dafydd ap Gruffydd, a 13th-century Welsh ruler, and Dafydd ap Gwilym, a 14th-century poet.
Related Names
Rootdoḏ
DiminutiveDai
Other Languages & CulturesDawit (Amharic) Daoud, Daud, Dawood, Dawud (Arabic) Davit (Armenian) Davud (Azerbaijani) David (Biblical) Dabid, Dauid (Biblical Greek) Dawid (Biblical Hebrew) David (Biblical Latin) Davud (Bosnian) David (Catalan) Daveth (Cornish) David (Croatian) David (Czech) David (Danish) David (Dutch) David, Dewey, Dave, Davey, Davie, Davy (English) Taavet, Taavi (Estonian) Tevita (Fijian) Taavetti, Taavi (Finnish) David (French) Davit (Georgian) David (German) Dauda (Hausa) David (Hebrew) Dávid (Hungarian) Davíð (Icelandic) Daud (Indonesian) Dáibhí (Irish) Davide (Italian) Dāvids, Dāvis, Deivids (Latvian) Deividas, Dovydas (Lithuanian) David (Macedonian) Daud (Malay) Daw (Medieval English) Rāwiri (Māori) David (Norwegian) Dewydd (Old Welsh) Davood, Davoud, Davud (Persian) Dawid (Polish) David (Portuguese) Davi (Portuguese (Brazilian)) Dawud (Quranic) David (Romanian) David (Russian) Tavita (Samoan) David, Daividh, Davie (Scottish) Dàibhidh (Scottish Gaelic) David (Serbian) Dávid (Slovak) David (Slovene) Daa'uud (Somali) David (Spanish) Daudi (Swahili) David (Swedish) Tevita (Tongan) Davut (Turkish) Davyd (Ukrainian) Daud (Urdu) Daouda (Western African) Dovid, Dudel (Yiddish)
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Entry updated February 4, 2020