Gender:

Male

Meaning:

“beloved” (in Hebrew)

Etymology:

It is a Biblical name – David was the second king of Israel. The original, Hebrew, variant of this name (Dawid) was derived from the Hebrew word dôwd (originally spelled דּוֹד, meaning “beloved”). Saint David is the patron saint of vegetarians and poets. His feast day is celebrated on 1st March.

Variants in different languages:

German, French, Spanish, Portuguese: David
Italian: Davide
Finish: Taavetti
Polish: Dawid

Fun facts:

Ziva David is one of the main characters in the TV series “NCIS”

Name days:

Czech Republic
30th December: David

France
29th December: David

Hungary
30th December: Dávid

Slovakia
30th December: Dávid

Sweden
25th June: David

UK
29th December: David

Famous people:

Dave Mustaine (born 1961), American guitarist and singer
David Ames (born 1983), English actor
David Boston (born 1978), American footballer
David Cameron (born 1966), British politician
David Carter (born 1927), British designer
David Cross (born 1964), American actor
David Essex (born 1947), English singer
David Foster Wallace (1962 - 2008), American writer
David Frost (1939 - 2013), English broadcaster
David Gilmour (born 1946), British singer
David Hemmings (1941 - 2003), British actor
David Kaye (born 1964), Canadian actor
David Lee Roth (born 1953), American singer
David Mills (1961 - 2010), American TV writer
David Reivers (born 1958), American actor
David Shaw  (born 1948), English footballer
David Shaw (born 1964), Canadian hockey player
David Shaw (born 1967), British cricketer
David Tabak (1927 - 2012), Israeli runner
David Tennant (born 1971), Scottish actor

Additional information:

According to numerology people who bear this name are calm, trustworthy, well-organized, reliable, homely, and dutiful. In astrology the name’s lucky stone is Turquoise, and its ruling hours are 11 p.m. – 1 a.m.

Popularity of the name:

England: 50th in 2014
Germany: 23rd in 2014
Netherlands: 42nd in 2015
New Zealand: 81st in 2015
Portugal: 22nd in 2014
Spain: 7th in 2014
USA: 18th in 2015