# Dave

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /deɪv/ · frequency rank #3,357

## Definitions
1. A diminutive of the male given name David, also used as a formal given name.
2. A surname from Gujarati from Gujarati દવે (dave, “(one who has studied) two Vedas”).
3. A female given name.

## Easily confused with
- **de** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dave-vs-de)
- **DV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dave-vs-dv)
- **day** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dave-vs-day)
- **due** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dave-vs-due)
- **die** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dave-vs-die)
- **DVD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dave-vs-dvd)
- **Dee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dave-vs-dee)
- **doe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dave-vs-doe)
- **dye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dave-vs-dye)
- **dev** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dave-vs-dev)
- **Dre** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dave-vs-dre)
- **div** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dave-vs-div)
- **DMV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dave-vs-dmv)
- **DAW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dave-vs-daw)
- **Dax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dave-vs-dax)
- **days** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dave-vs-days)
- **done** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dave-vs-done)
- **dude** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dave-vs-dude)
- **duke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dave-vs-duke)
- **dawn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dave-vs-dawn)

## Common misspellings (5)
`adve`, `daev`, `davve`, `ddave`, `dvae`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dave