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David is a common masculine given name of Hebrew origin. Its popularity derives from the initial oral tradition ( Oral Torah ) and recorded use related to King David , a central figure in the Hebrew Bible , or Tanakh, and foundational to Judaism , and subsequently significant in the religious traditions of Christianity and Islam .
David (/ ˈ d eɪ v ɪ d /; Biblical Hebrew: דָּוִד , romanized: Dāwīḏ, "beloved one") [a] [5] was a king of ancient Israel and Judah and the third king of the United Monarchy, [6] [7] according to the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament.
The surname David or Dávid may refer to: Dávid family, a Hungarian noble family, based in present-day Slovakia; Albert David (1902–1945), American naval officer; Alki David (born 1968), Greek businessman and actor; Anna David (journalist) (born 1970), American journalist; Anna David (singer) (born 1984), Danish pop and soul music singer
Davidson is a patronymic surname, meaning "son/descendant of David" (or "Beloved Son/Descendant"; 'David' lit."Beloved One"). In the Highlands of Scotland, where the surname is an anglicised version of the Gaelic "mac Daibhidh", Clan Davidson was traditionally a sept of the Clan Chattan Confederation.
David Sassoon (seated) and his sons Elias David, Albert (Abdallah) & Sassoon David The Sassoon Docks, Mumbai, India. The Hebrew word sasson (Hebrew: שָׂשׂוֹן) literally means "joy" or "gladness." The name of the family strongly implies a local, Mesopotamian origin.
Davids is an unusual patronymic surname and a variant of Davidis. The name is mostly found in Great Britain and in the Netherlands. Davids is derived from the Hebrew word for "beloved". The name was popularised by the story of King David, who is regarded as the greatest of the early kings of Israel and founder of the Davidic line.
Davis is a surname of Welsh origin. It may be a corruption of Dyfed.Dyfed is recorded as a surname as late as the twelfth century, e.g. Gwynfard Dyfed, born 1175. Dafydd (generally translated into English as David) appears as a given name in the thirteenth century, e.g. Dafydd ap Gruffydd (1238–1283), Prince of Wales, and Dafydd ab Edmwnd (fl. c. 1450–1497), a Welsh poet.
Daud (Arabic: داوود) is a male Arabic given name and surname corresponding to David. The Persian form is Davud or Davoud. Other variant spellings in the Latin alphabet include Da'ud, Daut, Daoud, Dawud, Dawood, Davood, Daood and Davut.