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David is a common English male given name and surname.

The name "David" (generally pronounced IPA: /ˈdeɪvɪd/ "DAY-vid" in modern English, but also pronounced like "Da-VEE" in other languages, such as the Romance languages) is derived from the Biblical Hebrew name דָּוִד (Hebrew IPA: [da:ˈvið]); Tiberian Hebrew: Dāwiḏ), meaning "Beloved." The name occurs over 1000 times in the Hebrew Bible, making it the third most often-occurring name, after Moses and Abraham. In Israel, "Dudi" is a common nickname for David, in the same way Bill is for William in English..

The Arabic and Persian versions are Daud (pronounced " Da-ood") and Dawood (pronounced " Da-wood"), respectively. Both versions are used in Punjabi, Urdu, Bengali and also in Indonesia and Malaysia among Muslim families. The Quran has many references to Daud.

The Georgian version (or pronunciation) is Davit (pronounced Da-vit) but one usally says Dato (pronounced Da-to).

The old English and Irish version is Dowd, hence O'Dowd, suggesting an earlier export of Arabic Daud, via Moorish and Black Irish connections, to England and Ireland.

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