Dáithí, Daithí or Dathí, sometimes also anglicised without diacritics as Daithi or Dathi, is an
Irish
Irish may refer to:
Common meanings
* Someone or something of, from, or related to:
** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
***Éire, Irish language name for the isle
** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...
male given name which means ''swiftness'' or ''nimbleness''. It is pronounced ''Dawh-hee''. It is sometimes incorrectly used as the Irish form of ''
David
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...
'' (Irish: Dáibhéad or Dáibhídh), although the two names are etymologically unrelated. It is, however, translated to David. In Icelandic it is known as Daði.
Notable people and characters with this name include:
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Daithí Burke
Daithí Burke (born 16 November 1992) is an Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer who plays at senior level for the Galway county hurling team and for his clubs Turloughmore and Corofin.
Burke made his debut for Galway against Laois, and was pa ...
(born 1992), Irish hurler
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Daithí Carroll (born 1987), Irish Gaelic footballer
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Daithí Casey (born 1990), Irish Gaelic footballer
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Daithí Cooney (born 1954), Irish hurler
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Daithi De Nogla (born 1992), Irish Youtuber
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Daithí Doolan
Daithi Doolan (born 13 May 1968, Cork) is an Irish politician. A member of Sinn Féin, he is a councillor on Dublin City Council.
Election results Local elections
As Sinn Féin candidate in the 1999 local elections for the Dublin South East ...
(born 1968), Irish politician
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Daithí Hand
Daithí Hand is a hurling manager and hurling coach. A former manager of Sligo, he is that county's most successful in its history.
Hand led Sligo to consecutive All-Ireland titles in 2018 and 2019. Sligo first won the 2018 Lory Meagher Cup. The c ...
, hurling manager
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Daithí Holohan (born 1956), Irish artist
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Dáithí Lacha, main character of a homonymous Irish language television cartoon series
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Daithí McKay
Daithí Gerard McKay (born 1982, Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland) is a newspaper columnist and former Irish politician. He was the Chair of the Finance Committee in the Northern Ireland Assembly and a Sinn Féin MLA for North Antri ...
(born 1982), Irish politician
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Dáithí Ó Conaill
Dáithí Ó Conaill (English: ''David O'Connell'') (May 1938 – 1 January 1991) was an Irish republican, a member of the IRA Army Council of the Provisional IRA, and vice-president of Sinn Féin and Republican Sinn Féin. He was also the fir ...
(1938-1991), Irish politician
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Daithí Ó Drónaí
Daithí Ó Drónaí (born 16 March 1990) is an Irish musician and producer, best known for producing electronic music inspired by Irish culture under the artist name "Daithi". He debuted in 2009 as a participant on All Ireland Talent Show. Sinc ...
(born 1990), Irish musician
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Daithí Ó Muirí, Irish writer
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Dáithí Ó Sé
Dáithí Mícheál Ó Sé (; born 2 June 1976) is an Irish television presenter. He currently hosts RTÉ One's '' Today'', alongside Maura Derrane. He is also the current host of the Rose of Tralee and hosts a chat show on TG4 every Thursday nig ...
(born 1976), Irish television presenter
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Daithí Regan
Daithí Regan (born 1968 in Birr, County Offaly) is a retired Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Birr and was a member of the Offaly senior inter-county team between 1989 and 1999. Regan currently works as a hurling ...
(born 1968), Irish hurler
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Dáithí Sproule
Dáithí Sproule (born 23 May 1950) is a guitarist and singer of traditional Irish music. He is the grandson of Frank Carney and uncle of singer Claire Sproule.
Biography
Born and raised in Derry, Northern Ireland, at the age of 18 he moved t ...
(born 1950), Irish musician
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Nath Í mac Fiachrach
Nath Í, also known as Dathí, son of Fiachrae, son of Eochaid Mugmedon, was a semi-historical Irish king of the 5th century, the father of the likely-historical king Ailill Molt and the ancestor of the Uí Fiachrach dynasties of early medieval ...
, known as Dathí (d.c.445)
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Irish-language masculine given names
Masculine given names