Etymology

David

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Today it means: A person or group considered unlikely to prevail; an underdog. Full definition →

Middle English David, Davyd, Davyde ← Old English Dauid, David ← Late Latin Dāvīd
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The story

  1. Biblical Hebrewדָּוִד (dāwiḏ)
  2. Koine GreekΔαυῑ̈́δ (Dauī̈́d)
  3. Late LatinDāvīd
  4. Old EnglishDauid, David
  5. Middle EnglishDavid, Davyd, Davyde
  6. English todayDavid

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”).

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