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Where does “David” come from?

David comes from Middle English David, from Latin David, from Ancient Greek Δαυίδ, from Hebrew דָּוִד, ultimately of unknown origin.

Ancestry of “David”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishDavid—
2Old EnglishDavid—
3LatinDavid—
4Ancient GreekΔαυίδ—
5Hebrewדָּוִד—

Words derived from “David”

  • Davis
  • Davidson
  • Dawson
  • Dow
  • Davison
  • Dawes
  • Davidic
  • Daw
  • Dowson
  • Daws
  • Dawe
  • Dakin
  • Davidian
  • Davidsonian
  • Dowe
  • Deason
  • Dayes
  • Davys
  • Dayson
  • Davisian
  • Dawsonville
  • dawsonite
  • davidite
  • Day
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