Given name · Belarusian · Russian
Давыд
“Beloved”·“darling”
Давыд is a masculine given name from Old East Slavic. It is used in Russian.
Belarusian and RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Davyd.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Давыд is Davyd written in Cyrillic. Davyd is a variant of David. “Beloved” or “darling” is a traditional interpretation. The original linguistic explanation is less certain than that familiar meaning may suggest.
Explained through its name family
Давыд’s family of names
In Belarusian usage, Давыд has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Dawid. In Belarusian usage, Давыд has a transliteration in Davyd. In Russian usage, Давыд has a related form in Давид.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Давыд has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Slavic roots to each of them.
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Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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