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Давид
“beloved”
Давид (David) is a masculine given name. It is used in Russian, Ukrainian, and Macedonian.
Bulgarian and Macedonian and Russian and Serbian and UkrainianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: David.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Давид goes back to Hebrew דוד, meaning “beloved.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Давид’s family of names
In Macedonian usage, Давид has a conventional equivalent in the English form David. In Macedonian usage, Давид has a transliteration in David. In Russian usage, Давид has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Davide.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Давид has relatives in 17 languages. Lines run from its Hebrew roots to each of them.
Hebrewwhere Давид comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 11
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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People named Давид
- David BronsteinSoviet chess grandmaster1924–2006
- David BurliukUkrainian & American artist (1882-1967)
- David AlbahariSerbian writer (1948-2023)
- David BergelsonRussian playwright and writer (1884-1952)
- David CherkasskySoviet and Ukrainian animation director, screenwriter, animator (1931–2018)
- Davyd ArakhamiaUkrainian politician (born 1979)
- David SamoylovRussian poet (1920–1990)
- David TukhmanovSoviet and Russian composer (born 1940)
- David ParavyanRussian chess playerborn 1998
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