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My mother told my brother (his name is David) and me that the name David means "king" in Latin.
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Somebody's mother is misinformed. David does not mean anything in Latin. David is a Hebrew word. Latin is an Indo-European language, not a Semitic one. David appears in the Latin translation of Jewish and Christian texts, just as Chaka probably does in the Finnish translation of Zulu texts, but this does not make Chaka a Finnish name or David a Latin one. The Latin for "king" is rex, which gives us words like regal, royal and the male name Rex ... which the ancient Romans never used as a name, in part because of their passionate hatred of kings and kingship.
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David was a man after God's own heart in the Bible. He also wrote the well known book of "Pslams" in the Bible.
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David Abercrombie founded Abercrombie and Fitch with Ezra Fitch.
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There is an Arabic version of the name David, that is داوود and it is pronounced "Dawood". This is a name for one of Allah's messengers.
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I think it's a cute name!
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This name also is in Sweden. [noted -ed]
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Another famous bearer is David "Dave" Evans, better known as The Edge, the lead guitarist in the band U2. A great name for a musician, given the contributions King David has made to popular music!
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All the Davids I've know are really nice people. Most of them are very masculine, very good-looking, and fun people.
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I didn't really like this name much before, but due to its grand history and heritage, I've grown to like it. Oh and anyway, those that posted that David and Jonathan 'loved each other' in a romantic way have really got it all wrong. They loved each other in a BROTHERLY way. This was a pure God-given love, not some impossible romance in an odd Greek myth (now those myths are famous for that as I learned just fifteen minutes ago, wow isn't time neat?). I won't argue on this I've made a point and typed a comment and that is enough, I rest my case there with saying that this name has a strong meaning.
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David Oistrakh - a great Jewish violinist from USSR (30.9.1908-24.10.1974). His recordings are famous as well as perfomances of many great classical concerti.
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Madonna adopted a baby boy named David.
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Pronounced in Hebrew dah-VEED. [noted -ed]
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Tennis players David Nalbandian (Argentina) and David Ferrer (Spain) bear this name.
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I love this name! I first heard it in David Copperfield and fell absolutley in love with it. I also like the nicknames Dave and Davy/Davey. I don't really like the way it is pronounced in Holland and Germany. It sounds strong and cool in English but in Dutch it sounds kinda dull.
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David James Matthews is the lead singer of the Dave Matthews Band. His band brings in more money for live shows than any other rock band out there right now. He has been around since the early 1990's and is still going strong.
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Name is cute. But I don't usually find it hard to call people with this name the nickname "Dave". I know, it's strange.
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David Ricardo (April 18, 1772 – September 11, 1823), a political economist, is often credited with systematising economics, and was one of the most influential of the classical economists, along with Thomas Malthus, and Adam Smith. He was also a businessman, financier and speculator, and amassed a considerable fortune.
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Sir David Lean, KBE (March 25, 1908 – April 16, 1991) was an English film director and producer, best remembered for big-screen epics such as Lawrence of Arabia, The Bridge on the River Kwai, and Doctor Zhivago . He was voted 9th best director of all time in the BFI "Directors Top Directors" poll 2002. In the 1990's a cinema was built in Croydon, Greater London to honour the great director. The David Lean cinema can be found situated within the Croydon Clocktower on Katherine street.
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David Hume (April 26, 1711 – August 25, 1776) was a Scottish philosopher, economist, and historian. He is one of the most important figures of the history of Western philosophy and of the Scottish Enlightenment. Although in recent years interest in Hume's works has centred on his philosophical writing, it was as a historian that he gained his initial fame and his History of Great Britain was the standard work on English history for sixty or seventy years until superseded by the History of England by T. B. Macaulay.
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I like this name. It's clean and strong.
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Famous bearers:
David Icke (www.davidicke.com)
David Bateson (Voice actor for the "Hitman" game series)
David Blaine (Magician)
David Duchovny (Actor: played Agent Mulder in "X-Files")
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David Icke (www.davidicke.com)
David Bateson (Voice actor for the "Hitman" game series)
David Blaine (Magician)
David Duchovny (Actor: played Agent Mulder in "X-Files")
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I think the name is okay if pronounced in the English language, but in German, it sounds absolutely horrible.
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David is an awesome name for a boy.
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Famous Bearer - David Bark-Jones. He played Paul in the movie Sixty Six and Hawker Pilot in the movie The Da Vinci Code.
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I think this is an awesome name!
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Craig Charles played David Lister in the sitcom sci fi Red Dwarf. By the way, Charles just got arrested for smoking crack cocaine! He's 42.
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For over a century, David has remained in the top 50 names (for the US). It's not hard to see why.
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Famous bearer: David William Donald Cameron, leader of the Conservative Party.
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David "Lemon" Hewlett and David Nykl are Rodney and Radek from SG Atlantis.
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Dave Ramsey has a nationally aired talk show about budgets and stuff.
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David Gilmour of PINK FLOYD is a famous bearer!
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I can't believe no one has mentioned David Krumhotz, the actor who plays Charlie Eppes on NUMB3RS! =D.
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David Niven is an actor.
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I love the name and the nickname Davey (or Davy). Dave doesn't really appeal to me but the others definitely do. A great middle or first name that sounds strong and kind.
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Who could forget David Hasselhoff, the actor who used to be on Baywatch?
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This name sounds so strong and yet gentle. I have always loved this name, and if I didn't have a cousin bearing this name, I would probably name a son David.
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I have always loved this name. It sounds so passionate and honest. The whole feeling around the name is good.
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The vocalist of "Depeche Mode" - David Gahan.
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Actor David Ogden Stiers from M*A*S*H.
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Why hasn't anyone mentioned the famous Argentinian tennis player, David Nalbandian? He is quite a well-known David.
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Another famous David is the British soccer player David Beckham.
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Famous bearer: David Tennant (born David McDonald, 18th April 1971), actor, most famously known for playing the Tenth Doctor in the television series 'Doctor Who' and Barty Crouch Junior in the film 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'.
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The name "David" also has its roots in Armenia: David Sasun was a legendary military leader in ancient Armenia, as stated by a famous Armenian epic "David of Sasun"; there is also a monument erected for him in Armenia -- see the picture at: http://library.thinkquest.org/C005550/Englsite/Image/SDavid.htm.
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David King is an Irish musician.
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David Schwimmer, who played Ross on Friends, is a famous bearer of this name.
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A lot of Germans pronounce it DAH-veed. I think that's way cool! It's my sister's German penpal's name.
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David is an awesome name. This is a timeless classic name.
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David is the name of J.K. Rowling's second child and only son.
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Oh my gosh! What about David James Elliott from JAG? :D He has one of the greatest smiles ever...*sigh* ;)
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Famous bearer is David Lloyd George, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1916 to 1922.
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The name David is wonderful and timeless. Davids are always down to earth and fun guys. I do dislike the nickname Dave, plain and boring. Davey is alright but David is too good of a name to call one anything else.
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David Bowie is one famous person who bears this name.
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David Desrosier from the band Simple Plan.
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David Lewis is a Christian author. I think he's written 2 books by himself and one with his wife, Beverly Lewis.
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Jude Law's birth name is David Jude Law.
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I adore the name David. I have known 3 Davids and they are lovely people! If I had a baby I would definitely name him David. It's very attractive and comforting when you hear this name.
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David Boreanaz, the actor who plays Angel at the show with that same name. Also played Angel in "Buffy, The Vampire Slayer" episodes.
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I love this name! When I have a boy, I'll name him this name. I've known many Davids throughout my life, and they were all very nice people.
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Famous bearer - musician David Grohl from Nirvana and the Foo Fighters.
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Famous namebearer: David Spade - actor in many films, and also a character on the T.V. show Just Shoot Me.
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Famous bearer: filmmaker David Lynch.
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I love, love, love this name! It goes very well as a middle name, espically in the south, such as in John David, or William David.
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David was also a close friend of Jonathan, son of king Saul. Many people, myself included, interpret David and Jonathan's relationship to have been romantic. I'm a starry-eyed one in the first place. Beloved, thy name is David. ;)
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Just for the record, the Bible is not up for many interpretations. It was never intended for that use. Truth is truth, and it is just our job to understand what it is. I love the name David because it means the same as mine, "Beloved". David's name was this because he was called the beloved of God's because he was after God's own heart. He wasn't perfect, but he sought after God. If you doubt this, look at some of the Psalms that he wrote.
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Maybe you should study the Bible. David and Jonathan's relationship was NOT ROMANTIC. They loved each other like brothers, not as gays! In the Bible God completely destroyed the city of Sodom and Gomorrah for such as you have insinuated therefore why would God allow two of his most beloved sons (Jonathan and David) the same iniquity for which He (God) judged that iniquity? :)
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First of all... "Behold, this was the guilt of your sister Sodom: she and her daughters had arrogance, abundant food, and careless ease, but she did not help the poor and needy. Thus they were haughty and committed abominations before Me. Therefore I removed them when I saw it." Ezekiel 16:49-50
See any homosexuality in there? Me neither. Unless you want to claim that the vague umbrella term, "abominations," used for everything from eating shellfish to planting two different crops in the same field, was meant to specifically reference homosexuality. Which would be a little strange.
If the curious reader wants to learn more about different ideas about Christianity and homosexuality, I strongly recommend the book, "What Christians Think About Homosexuality: Six Representative Viewpoints."
As for the name, it's lovely. Both David and Jonathan easily beat out their Sapphic counterparts, Ruth and Naomi, in terms of nice-nameitude. But let's not get into that one.
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See any homosexuality in there? Me neither. Unless you want to claim that the vague umbrella term, "abominations," used for everything from eating shellfish to planting two different crops in the same field, was meant to specifically reference homosexuality. Which would be a little strange.
If the curious reader wants to learn more about different ideas about Christianity and homosexuality, I strongly recommend the book, "What Christians Think About Homosexuality: Six Representative Viewpoints."
As for the name, it's lovely. Both David and Jonathan easily beat out their Sapphic counterparts, Ruth and Naomi, in terms of nice-nameitude. But let's not get into that one.
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I'll leave you to draw your own conclusions. The Bible is up for multiple interpretations; David and Jonathan's story has clear amourous overtones, at least in the eyes of a strong minority.
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Gaelruadh19, David and Jonathan were like brothers, not lovers. When David was saying how Jonathan's love was better than that of women, he mean the brotherly love between them was better than a romantic love he'd find with women. The Bible is very clear that homosexuality is an abomination to God. It's not up to interpretation. As for Sodom and Gomorrah, they don't say exactly what was going on there. All it says is that the people there partook in abominations before God. Lots of things are called abominations to God, but it is evident that homosexuality was one of those abominations. When the two (I think it was two, if I remember correctly) angels were in Lot's home, a bunch of men were begging for Lot to hand over them so that they could... um... do things to them.
As for Ruth and Naomi, you really think they had a romantic thing going on? Naomi was Ruth's mother-in-law for goodness' sake. Bible accounts aren't up for people to make their own fan-fictitious versions of them. Just thought I'd get that straight.
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As for Ruth and Naomi, you really think they had a romantic thing going on? Naomi was Ruth's mother-in-law for goodness' sake. Bible accounts aren't up for people to make their own fan-fictitious versions of them. Just thought I'd get that straight.
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David Wenham and David Suchet are actors.
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The Star of David is the sign of Judaism (a star with six points).
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This name has very deep roots in Armenia due to the famous Armenia's epic hero Sasuntsi David.
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It is indeed derived from Hebrew dod meaning "beloved". The name Doda has been used as a female form.
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Comments for Dávid
Dávid is a beautiful, timeless, classy name, very popular in Hungary where I was born and raised. I know a lot of Dávids of all ages.
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With 59 508 bearers, Dávid is the 24th most common masculine name in Hungary. (01/01/2016).
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Hungarian pronunciation: DAH-vid.
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Also one of the Faroese forms of David. (http://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/D%C3%A1vid). This name is rare, though Dávið makes it the more used form.
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One of the most elegant male names. It used to be my favourite name, and now I still like it :)
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Dávid is pronounced with a long A (lengthened as in mama).
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