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Name Dave

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beloved

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About the name Dave in particular

Gender:	male
Languages of use:	English
US 2021 rank:	not in the Top 1000; other popularity lists see below
Similarly written:	Dale, Dane, Davi, Davy, Mave Details

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About David/Davida, the group of names with the same origin as Dave

Meaning/translation:	beloved
Language of origin:	Hebrew
Info about origin, male:	in the Bible David is the second and greatest of the kings of Israel and given as an ancestor of Jesus
Words:	dod = the beloved Hebrew
Topics:	Old Testament
Variants' top ranks:	1:David Austria First 2016, 1:Davud Bosnia and Herzegovina 2021, 1:Davit Armenia 2023, 2:Davi Brazil 2014, 3:Dávid Hungary 2003, 3:Rawiri New Zealand/Maori 2023, 4:Dovydas Lithuania 2010, 8:Davide Italy 2005, 8:Dawid Poland 2008, 29:Davíð Iceland 2015
Somehow related to:	Davis
Name variants:	Davida, Davina, Vina, Daud, Daut, Dave, Davi, David, Davíð, Dávid, Davide, Davino, Davit, Davud, Davy, Dawid, Dawood, Dawud, Dovydas, Rawiri Sortable list Details

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Popularity lists that contain the name Dave

Series	Graph	Rankings
Switzerland		1997 447
USA decades		1960-1969 175
USA yearly		1993 974

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