David

//ˈdeɪvɪd// name, noun

name, noun ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person or group considered unlikely to prevail; an underdog. figuratively

    "Coordinate term: Goliath"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A male given name from Hebrew. countable, uncountable

    "David Copperfield. Dwight David Eisenhower. Michelangelo's David. None of these Davids would seem the same if their names were Dave. David, with its final "d", sounds finished and complete, whereas Dave just kind of hangs there in the air, indefinitely."

  2. 2
    The second king of Judah and Israel, the successor of King Saul in the Hebrew Bible; the son of Jesse and the father of Nathan and King Solomon. countable, uncountable

    "David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said, The Spirit of the LORD spake by me, and his word was in my tongue."

  3. 3
    A surname originating as a patronymic common in Wales, in honor of the ancient Saint David of Wales. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A female given name, often combined with a feminine middle name (e.g. David Ann). countable, rare, uncountable
  5. 5
    A place name:; A city, the capital of Chiriquí province, Panama. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A place name:; A former unincorporated community in Mitchell County, Iowa, United States. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A place name:; An unincorporated community and coal town in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A place name:; A barangay of Mangaldan, Pangasinan, Philippines. countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    A place name:; A barangay of San Jose, Tarlac, Philippines. countable, uncountable

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"David has a keen interest in aesthetics — the qualities that make a painting, sculpture, musical composition, or poem pleasing to the eye, ear, or mind."

Etymology

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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