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David m. Hebrew דָּוִד 'beloved'.

The name of an important Biblical character, a 6th C Welsh saint, a 7th C prince of Armenia, an 11th C Anglo-Saxon saint, an 11th C Russian saint, an 11th/12th C king of Georgia, a 12th C king of the Scots, a 12th C king of Georgia, a 12th C king of Scotland, two 13th C kings of Georgia, two 13th C princes of Wales, a 13th/14th C king of Georgia, a 14th C king of Georgia, and a 14th C King of Scotland. Wycliffite Bible (1395): Dauid, David.

England
Latin
● 1189 David (nom) GASurv p. 94
Middle English
● 1422 Dauid EEW p. 50
English
● 1530 Dauyd LIWill-III p. 28; 1542 David BarnstapleBap p. 3; 1545 Davyd ibid. p. 4; 1547 David ibid. p. 5, Davyd ibid. p. 6; 1548 Davyd ibid. p. 6; 1552 Davyd ibid. p. 7; 1554 Davyd ibid. p. 8; 1556 Davy StAnthonlin p. 11; 1561 David BUmar-vol2 p. 60, Redruth-Co p. 6, Davyd BarnstapleBap p. 11; 1563 David Redruth-Co p. 6; 1566 David DEmar-vol1 p. 81, Redruth-Co p. 6; 1569 David BEmar-vol1 p. 8, Redruth-Co p. 6; 1583 David BEmar-vol1 p. 11; 1587 David SaxhamSf p. 40; 1588 David DEmar-vol2 p. 16; 1589 David ibid. p. 19; 1590 David ibid. p. 20; 1592 David ibid. p. 25; 1594 David BEmar-vol2 p. 96, DEmar-vol2 p. 28; 1595 David BUmar-vol2 p. 141; 1596 David DEmar-vol2 p. 34; 1597 David ibid. p. 36
◑ 1539 Davy BarnstapleBap p. 1; 1540 Davy ibid. p. 1; 1541 Davy ibid. p. 2; 1542 Davy ibid. p. 3; 1544 Davy ibid. p. 4; 1545 Davy ibid. p. 4, Davye ibid. p. 4; 1546 Davy ibid. p. 5; 1548 Davy ibid. p. 6; 1551 Davy ibid. p. 7; 1552 Davy ibid. p. 7; 1553 Davy ibid. p. 7; 1554 Davy ibid. p. 8; 1558–9 Davy StMary-Ke p. 2; 1560 Davy BarnstapleBap p. 10; 1561 Davy ibid. p. 11; 1570 Davy StAnthonlin p. 20; 1578 Davy COmar-vol2 p. 70; 1599 Davy DEmar-vol2 p. 41
Estonia
Middle Low German
● 1441 Dauyt BbRT p. 363
France
Latin
● 909 David (nom) St-Bernard-Romans no. 77; 941x986 David (abl) ibid. no. 92; 1131 David (gen) clairvaux-12thc 4; 1147 David (gen) ibid. 15; 1180 David (gen) RotScaNor p. 12, Davidi (gen) ibid. p. 8; 1301 David (nom) MemPic-vol17 p. 205
Latvia
Middle Low German
● 1460x1465 David Mettig1892 p. 5
The Netherlands
Dutch
● 1573 David MagMiddelburg-1560; 1574 David ibid.; 1575 David ibid.; 1576 David ibid.; 1579 David ibid.; 1580 David ibid.; 1583 David ibid.; 1584 David ibid.; 1585 David ibid.; 1586 David ibid.; 1587 David ibid.; 1588 David ibid.; 1589 David ibid.; 1590 David ibid.; 1591 David ibid.; 1592 David ibid.
Scotland
Latin
● 1093x1097 David (abl) ESC XIII; 1093x1107 David (nom) ibid. XIV; 1107x1117 David (dat) ibid. XXXIII; c1110 David (nom) ibid. XXVI; c1117 David (nom) ibid. XXIX; 1117x1124 David (nom) ibid. XXXIV; c1118 David (nom) ibid. XXXII; c1120 David (nom) ibid. XXXV; 1123 David (nom) ibid. XLVI; 1124 David (nom) ibid. L; 1214–1226 Dauid (abl) morton-vol1 1; 1272x1360 David (nom) CartStAndrew p. 2; 1376 Dauid (dat) morton-vol1 16; 1390–1406 Dauid (nom) ibid. 12
Spain
Catalan
● 1510 Davis valencia1510 1054
Cite as: R. Le Get, J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "David". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2015/2/name/David.