# David

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈdeɪvɪd/ · frequency rank #763

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Hebrew.
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.
3. A surname originating as a patronymic common in Wales, in honor of the ancient Saint David of Wales.
4. A female given name, often combined with a feminine middle name (e.g. David Ann).
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## 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”).

## Easily confused with
- **did** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/david-vs-did)
- **DVD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/david-vs-dvd)
- **Davy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/david-vs-davy)
- **devi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/david-vs-devi)
- **Davis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/david-vs-davis)
- **devil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/david-vs-devil)
- **Devin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/david-vs-devin)
- **droid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/david-vs-droid)
- **dazed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/david-vs-dazed)
- **Davos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/david-vs-davos)
- **druid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/david-vs-druid)
- **dived** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/david-vs-dived)
- **divide** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/david-vs-divide)
- **Davies** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/david-vs-davies)
- **devoid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/david-vs-devoid)
- **dad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dad-vs-david)
- **dai** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dai-vs-david)
- **Dave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dave-vs-david)
- **Dani** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dani-vs-david)
- **dais** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dais-vs-david)

## Common misspellings (7)
`advid`, `daivd`, `davdi`, `davidd`, `davvid`, `ddavid`, `dvaid`

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