Dewi 1

Gender Masculine
Usage Welsh
Pronounced Pron. /ˈdɛu̯.ɪ/  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Possibly from Dewydd, an Old Welsh form of David. Saint Dewi, the patron saint of Wales, was a 6th-century bishop of Mynyw. A later Welsh form of David was Dafydd, which was more common in the medieval period. Dewi was revived in the 19th century.

Related Names

Rootdoḏ
VariantsDafydd, David
Other Languages & CulturesDawit(Amharic) Daud, Dawood, Dawud(Arabic) Davit(Armenian) Davud(Azerbaijani) David(Biblical) Dabid, Dauid(Biblical Greek) Dawid(Biblical Hebrew) David(Biblical Latin) Davud(Bosnian) David(Catalan) Daveth(Cornish) David(Croatian) David(Czech) David(Danish) David(Dutch) David, Dewey, Dave, Davey, Davie, Davy(English) Taavet, Taavi(Estonian) Tevita(Fijian) Taavetti, Taavi(Finnish) David(French) Davit(Georgian) David(German) David(Hebrew) Dávid(Hungarian) Davíð(Icelandic) Daud(Indonesian) Dáibhí(Irish) Davide(Italian) Dāvids, Dāvis(Latvian) Deividas, Dovydas(Lithuanian) David(Macedonian) Daw(Medieval English) David(Norwegian) Dewydd(Old Welsh) Davoud, Davud(Persian) Dawid(Polish) David(Portuguese) Davi(Portuguese (Brazilian)) David(Romanian) David(Russian) Tavita(Samoan) David, Daividh, Davie(Scottish) Dàibhidh(Scottish Gaelic) David(Serbian) Dávid(Slovak) David(Slovene) David(Spanish) David(Swedish) Tevita(Tongan) Davyd(Ukrainian) Dovid, Dudel(Yiddish)
Same SpellingDewi 2

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Entry updated April 23, 2024