David
/ˈdeɪvɪd/
David proper noun: a male given name from Hebrew.
Proper noun
David (countable and uncountable, plural Davids)
- A male given name from Hebrew.
- David Copperfield. Dwight David Eisenhower. Michelangelo's David. None of these Davids would seem the same if their names were Dave. David, with its final "d", sounds finished and complete, whereas Dave just kind of hangs there in the air, indefinitely.1994, Caroline Knapp, The Merry Recluse: A Life in Essays, Counterpoint Press, published 2004, →ISBN, page 169
- Well, don't think I'll settle for so little, Mr. Talbot. Or should I call you David? I think you look like a David, you know, righteous and clean living and all of that.2000, Anne Rice, Merrick, Ballantine Books, published 2001, →ISBN, page 157
- The second king of Judah and Israel, the successor of King Saul in the Hebrew Bible; the son of Jesse and the father of Nathan and King Solomon.
- David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said, The Spirit of the LORD spake by me, and his word was in my tongue.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 2 Samuel 23:1-2
- It appears that even David can't go to battle without his Googliath.2009 May 31, Margareta Pagano, “David takes on Googliath for a slice of the profits in the online shopping world”, in The Independent, archived from the original on 06 Mar 2012
- A surname originating as a patronymic common in Wales, in honor of the ancient Saint David of Wales.
- A female given name, often combined with a feminine middle name (e.g. David Ann).
- A city, the capital of Chiriquí province, Panama.
- A former unincorporated community in Mitchell County, Iowa, United States.
- An unincorporated community and coal town in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States.
- A barangay of Mangaldan, Pangasinan, Philippines.
- A barangay of San Jose, Tarlac, Philippines.
Noun
David (plural Davids)
- A person or group considered unlikely to prevail; an underdog.
- Coordinate term: Goliath
- But the essential forces were the American immigrant, the American missionary, the Declaration of Independence, and the ox-team. Those were the champions of America. They were the Davids against the Goliaths of British monopoly.1909, William Denison Lyman, The Columbia River: Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce, G. P. Putnam's Sons, page 185
- Synonyms:
- little man
David meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
David in Hindi
- male given name
- डेविड ḍeviḍ
- king of Israel
- दाऊद dāūd
David in Tamil
- king of Israel
- டேவிட் ṭēviṭ, டவூட் ṭavūṭ
David in Urdu
- king of Israel
- داؤد علیہ السلام
David in Bengali
- male given name
- ডেভিড ḍebhiḍ
- king of Israel
- দাউদ daud, ডেভিড ḍebhiḍ
More languagesFewer languages
- David in Telugu
- దావీదు dāvīdu
- David in Malayalam
- ദാവീദ് dāvīdŭ, ദവൂദ് davūdŭ
- David in Punjabi
- ਦਾਊਦ dāūda
- David in Gujarati
- દાઉદ dāud
- David in Odia
- ଦାଉଦ dāuda
- David in Nepali
- डेभिड ḍebhiḍ
- David in Pashto
- داوود
- David in Tagalog
- David ng Israel
- David in Arabic
- دَاوُود dāwūd, دَيْفِيد dayfīd, دَاوُد dāwūd
- David in Malay
- Daud
- David in Indonesian
- Daud, David
- David in Persian
- دیوید deyvid, داوود dâvud
- David in Vietnamese
- Đa-vít
- Sindhi
- دائود dāod
Examples of David in a sentence
- David Baszucki created it ten years ago along with his cofounder Erik Cassel, and it’s gradually snowballed in popularity, particularly among kids and teenagers.2016 October 12, Andy Orin, “I'm David Baszucki, CEO of Roblox, and This Is How I Work”, in LifeHacker, archived from the original on 13...
- Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg called on Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy Thursday to denounce Rep.2021 January 28, Chandelis Duster, “Parkland shooting survivor calls for House GOP leader to denounce Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene”, in CNN...
- We remember God’s forgiveness of Cain, who killed Abel, and the adulterer King David, who arranged the killing of Uriah, the husband of Bathsheba, his lover.2014, Jimmy Carter, “Full Prisons and Legal Killing”, in A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence, and Power, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN...
- Or, as always before in history, will local Davids arise to challenge the global Goliaths?1997, Nathan Gardels, editor, The Changing Global Order: World Leaders Reflect, Blackwell Publishers, →ISBN, page 191:
Synonyms of David
Forms of David
| Proper noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | Davids |
| Noun | |
| plural | Davids |
Origin of David
From Middle English David, Davyd, Davyde, from Old English Dauid, David, from Late Latin Dāvīd, from Koine Greek Δαυῑ̈́δ (Dauī̈́d), from Biblical Hebrew דָּוִד (dāwiḏ, literally “beloved”).
Words formed from David
Phrases with David
Questions about David
- What does David mean?
- David means a male given name from Hebrew.
- What is David in Hindi?
- David in Hindi is डेविड (ḍeviḍ), दाऊद (dāūd). See David meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use David in a sentence?
- David Baszucki created it ten years ago along with his cofounder Erik Cassel, and it’s gradually snowballed in popularity, particularly among kids and teenagers.
- What part of speech is David?
- David can be a proper noun or a noun.
- How do you pronounce David?
- David is pronounced /ˈdeɪvɪd/.
Words near David in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: David (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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