Given name · Chinese

大衛

大衛 is a masculine given name from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Chinese.

ChineseWritten in Chinese characters script. In English: David.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

大衛 comes from Biblical Hebrew.

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How it developed

From Biblical Hebrew דּוד (Dāwîḏ).

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大衛’s family of names

In Chinese usage, 大衛 has a conventional equivalent in the Catalan form David. In Chinese usage, 大衛 has a conventional equivalent in the Manx form Davy. In Chinese usage, 大衛 has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Davide.

Walk 大衛’s family in the name graph

大衛DavidDaviDavyDaudDavideDawidDewiDavudTaaviDaudaDevidDovydasDavutDauvitDavidoDauidTaavettiДәуітДауытডেভিডデイヴィッドDávidDàibhidhDavíð

The ring: across languages.

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Around the world

大衛 has relatives in 49 languages. Lines run from its Biblical Hebrew roots to each of them.

HawaiianFaroeseWelshHausaAlbanianKazakhHindiUyghurBiblical Hebrew

44 related names in 49 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Dots on the border stand for languages further away. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

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Sibling ideas

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