David
Meaning of David
David—DAY-vid to the ear—traces its first heartbeat to the ancient Hebrew word dod, “beloved,” and has wandered the centuries with the confident stride of a troubadour: one moment a shepherd-boy whose sling sent giants tumbling, the next a marble titan glimmering under the Florentine sun in Michelangelo’s Piazza della Signoria, all muscles and metaphors for human potential. In Italy, nonni still roll the name across café tables like a well-aged Chianti, and in the United States it has danced, decade after decade, among the country’s most-chosen—sometimes a chart-topping tenor, sometimes a steady baritone, yet never out of tune. Its syllables carry a soft warmth, as though inviting a lullaby, but also an undercurrent of quiet daring; after all, every newborn David inherits a story rich with harps, psalms, and just enough sling-swinging bravado to keep playground Goliaths in check. Breezy, timeless, and gently heroic, David offers parents a simple promise wrapped in an epic: their little one will move through life already, and forever, beloved.
Pronunciation
English
- Pronunced as DAY-vid (/ˈdeɪvɪd/)
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Notable People Named David
| David Beckham is an English former footballer and co owner of Inter Miami and Salford City, famed for pinpoint passes and set pieces, winner of 19 major trophies and the only Englishman to claim league titles in England, Spain, the United States, and France. |
| David Bowie, born David Robert Jones, was an English singer, songwriter, and actor whose 1970s innovations, striking visuals, and constant reinvention made him one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. |
| Sir David Attenborough is a British broadcaster and natural historian whose eight decades of documentaries from Zoo Quest to Planet Earth and The Blue Planet have earned him unique BAFTA wins across every format and many honors including three Emmys. |
| David Ben-Gurion, the primary founder of Israel and its first prime minister, led the Jewish Agency and the drive for an independent Jewish state in Mandatory Palestine. |
| David Letterman is an American television host and comedian who led Late Night and Late Show for 33 years, becoming the longest-serving late-night talk show host in American television history. |
| David Fincher is an acclaimed American film director whose movies have earned over two billion worldwide and brought him three Best Director Oscar nominations plus multiple Emmys, Grammys, a BAFTA, and a Golden Globe. |
| David Teniers the Younger was a prolific Flemish Baroque painter and curator, celebrated as the leading genre painter of his day and famed for vivid peasant and tavern scenes, collection pictures, and depictions of alchemists and physicians. |
| David Copperfield, born David Seth Kotkin, is an American stage magician and illusionist Forbes calls the most commercially successful in history. |
