Davy

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Diminutive of DAVID.

DAVID   male   English, Hebrew, French, Scottish, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Czech, Slovene, Russian, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Romanian, Biblical, Biblical Latin
From the Hebrew name דָּוִד (Dawid), which was probably derived from Hebrew דוד (dwd) meaning "beloved". David was the second and greatest of the kings of Israel, ruling in the 10th century BC. Several stories about him are told in the Old Testament, including his defeat of Goliath, a giant Philistine. According to the New Testament, Jesus was descended from him.

This name has been used in Britain since the Middle Ages. It has been especially popular in Wales, where it is used in honour of the 5th-century patron saint of Wales (also called Dewi), as well as in Scotland, where it was borne by two kings. Famous bearers include empiricist philosopher David Hume (1711-1776), explorer David Livingstone (1813-1873), musician David Bowie (1947-2016), and soccer player David Beckham (1975-). This is also the name of the hero of Charles Dickens' semi-autobiographical novel 'David Copperfield' (1850).
FULL FORMS
ENGLISH: David
EQUIVALENTS
ARABIC: Daud, Dawood, Dawud
BIBLICAL GREEK: Dauid
BIBLICAL HEBREW: Dawid
BIBLICAL LATIN: David
BIBLICAL: David
CORNISH: Daveth
CROATIAN: David
CZECH: David
DANISH: David
DUTCH: David
ENGLISH: Dave, Davey, Davie
ESTONIAN: Taavet, Taavi
FINNISH: Taavetti, Taavi
FRENCH: David
GEORGIAN: Davit, Daviti
GERMAN: David
HEBREW: David
HUNGARIAN: Dávid
INDONESIAN: Daud
IRISH: Dáibhí
ITALIAN: Davide
LITHUANIAN: Dovydas
MACEDONIAN: David
MEDIEVAL ENGLISH: Daw
NORWEGIAN: David
OLD CHURCH SLAVIC: Davidu
PERSIAN: Davud
POLISH: Dawid
PORTUGUESE (BRAZILIAN): Davi
PORTUGUESE: David
ROMANIAN: David
RUSSIAN: David
SCOTTISH: Dàibhidh, Daividh, David, Davie
SERBIAN: David
SLOVAK: Dávid
SLOVENE: David
SPANISH: David
SWEDISH: David
WELSH: Dafydd, Dai, Dewey, Dewi, Dewydd, Taffy
YIDDISH: Dovid, Dudel
FEMININE FORMS
ENGLISH (BRITISH): Davina
ENGLISH: Davena, Davida, Davinia
OTHER FORMS
ENGLISH: Davis, Dawson