David (name)

David

King David from the Hebrew Bible
Pronunciation	/ˈdeɪvɪd/
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Hebrew
Meaning	"Beloved, famed, loved"[1]
Region of origin	Eretz Israel

David is a common masculine given name of Hebrew origin. Its popularity derives from the initial oral tradition (Oral Torah) and recorded use related to King David, a central figure in the Torah and foundational to Judaism, and subsequently significant in the religious traditions of Christianity and Islam.