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Davit (given Name)
Davit ( ka, დავით, ) is a masculine given name of Georgian and Armenian origin, an equivalent of David (given name), David, meaning "beloved". According to the Public Service Hall, it is among the top 10 most common Georgian given names for males, and as of 2012 is among the top 10 most common Armenian given names for males according to the Statistical Committee of Armenia. Notable people with the given name include: *Davit I (other), multiple people *Davit II (other), multiple people *Davit III (other), multiple people *Davit IV (other), multiple people *Davit V (other), multiple people *Davit Aghajanyan (born 1992), Armenian actor and model *David the Rector (real name Davit Aleksidze-Meskhishvili; 1745–1824), Georgian pedagogue, calligrapher and rector *Davit Ananun (1880–1942), Armenian historian, journalist and socialist activist *Davit Askurava (born 1990), Georgian track cyclist *Davit Aslanadze (born 1976), Georgian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David (given Name)
David is a common masculine given name of Hebrew language, Hebrew origin. Its popularity derives from the initial oral tradition (Oral Torah) and recorded use related to King David, a central figure in the Hebrew Bible, or Tanakh, and foundational to Judaism, and subsequently significant in the religious traditions of Christianity and Islam. Etymology David () means , derived from the root (), which originally meant , but survives in Biblical Hebrew only in the figurative usage ; specifically, it is a term for an uncle or figuratively, a lover/beloved (it is used in this way in the Song of Songs: , ). In Christian tradition, the name was adopted as , Biblical Greek, Greek , Latin or . The Quranic spelling is or . David was adopted as a Christian name from an early period, e.g. Saint David, David of Wales (6th century), David Saharuni (7th century), David I of Iberia (9th century). Name days are celebrated on 8 February (for David IV of Georgia), 1 March (for St. David, St. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |