Boy · Hebrew, through Welsh
Dafydd
Say it: DAV-ith
Meaning
Welsh form of David, from Hebrew, usually explained as 'beloved'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Its wave through time
No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Dewi, Dai
| English | David |
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Famous bearers
- Dafydd ap Gwilym, 14th-century poet
- Saint David (Dewi Sant), patron saint of Wales
- Dafydd ap Gruffydd, last independent prince of Wales
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Where this comes from
- Medieval European charters and records
- Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
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