David

From WikiName

 |male

 1

HISTORY & ORIGIN

Hebrew, David^[1], from dowd, to love

King David,(c.1037 BC - 967 BC) reigned Judah c.1007 BC - 1005 BC. He was the second king of the united Kingdom of Israel. He was the first person on record to have the name "David." David rose from the status of a poor shepherd to become the greatest leader of Israel, wittily defeating the terrifying giant Goliath, and composing poetry and psalms, the latter ones being traditionally presented in the Bible.

Following the religious direction, the second historically known David is a 6th century saint from Wales. Curiously enough, in the next few centuries the most prominent people holding the name were kings David I and David II reigning over Scotland. Not until the 18th century came another famous figure, David Hume, a Scottish philosopher who immensely influenced philosophical movements of the 1700's.

POPULARITY

Following on the biblical King David of Israel, in Scotland the name David is regarded as royal, explaining why the first popular Davids came from that cold and windy country. Today, it has been continuously among the top one thousand names given by parents in United States since 1880, reaching it's popularity peak in the '60s and '70s, when artists like David Bowie, David Cassidy, David Hockney, and David Lean were well-known among the population. Since 1948, the name has been in the top five and stayed there until the beginning of '90s. It remained in the top twenty and ended the year 2005 as the 15th most popular boy name.

FACTS

• David is the third most often mentioned name in the Bible, just after Moses and Abraham, appearing over a thousand times.

• In 2006, the U.S. government followed the lead of the majority of other countries and recognized the importance of St. David, the Welsh saint, and gave him his own day on March 1st.

• President Eisenhower renamed the presidential retreat (previously Camp Shangri-La) after his grandson David, and Camp David has been where presidents go for some time-off since then.

NAMESAKES

• There are a number of cities holding the name: the archaeological City of David adjacent to the Old City of Jerusalem; Mishmar David, Israel; David City, Nebraska; David, Kentucky; David, Georgia; David, Mozambique; and a town of David in Panama.

• David's Bridal is a wedding and accessory store with over 280 locations.

• David Copperfield is a novel by Charles Dickens published in 1850.

• David M. (1972) - Main character of Metal Gear Solid Series, government spy codenamed, Solid Snake.

FAMOUS PERSONS

• David Hume (April 26, 1771) - philosopher, economist, historian from Scotland.
• David "Davy" Crockett (August 17, 1786) - U.S. patriot, state legislator of Tennessee.
• David Letterman -- (April 12, 1947)-- Comedian, host of tv show, "Late Night With David Letterman".
• David Livingston (March 19, 1813) - Scottish explorer.
• David Bowie (January 8, 1947) - musician, actor, multi-instrumentalist.
• David Cassidy (April 12, 1950) - actor, singer, best known for the TV series "The Partridge Family."
• David Hasselhoff (July 17, 1952) - actor, best known for TV series "The Night Rider."
• David Seth Kotkin (September 16, 1956) - known as David Copperfield, an illusionist.
• David Duchovny (August 7, 1960) - actor, best known for TV series "The X-Files."
• Dave Matthews (January 9, 1967) - musician, leads his own band.
• David Beckham (May 2, 1975) - soccer player from England.

OTHER DAVID'S

David Diaz, David Edgar, David Wiley, David Smith, David Johnson, David Williams, David Jones, David Brown, David Davis, David Miller, David Wilson, David Moore, David Taylor, David A-a, David A-linda, David A-susan, David Aabel, David Aaberg, David Aabo, David Aaby, David Aabye, David Aach, David Aacharya, David Aadam, David Aadnes, David Aagenes, David Aagesen, David Aaker, David Aakre, David Aaland, David Aalberg, David Aalberts, David Aalbertsberg, David Aalderks, David Aalders, David Aalgaard, David Aallen, David Aaly, David Aamer, David Aames, David Aamodt, David Aamold, David Aamot, David Aan, David Aanas, David Aandeweil, David Aaroe, David Abadi, David Aballa, David Abdelmaseh, More results

NOTES

This article is missing References. You can help by researching and adding References.

Author: Dawid Karapuda