Given name · also Latin
Daavid
“beloved”
Daavid is a masculine given name from Latin, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Finnish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Daavid goes back to Biblical Hebrew דָּוִד (dāwiḏ), meaning “beloved.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Daavid comes from Latin, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Latin Dāvīd, from Ancient Greek Δαυῑ̈́δ, from Biblical Hebrew דָּוִד (dāwiḏ, “beloved”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Daavid’s family of names
In Finnish usage, Daavid has a diminutive in Taavi. In Finnish usage, Daavid has a conventional equivalent in the German form David. In Finnish usage, Daavid has a short form in Taavi.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Daavid has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
3 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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