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David

in Texas

There are 182,490 people with the first name "David" in Texas.

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Ranking in Texas

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David 5
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  1. is 1st most common Maria
  2. is 2nd most common James
  3. is 3rd most common John
  4. is 4th most common Robert
  5. is 5th most common David
  6. is 6th most common Michael
  7. is 7th most common Mary
  8. is 8th most common Jose
  9. is 9th most common William

Similar Names and Nicknames

Dave, Davey, Davi, Dav, Daved

Most Common Last Names for David

Smith, Garcia, Johnson, Jones, Williams, Martinez, Rodriguez, Brown, Hernandez, Miller

Meaning & History

(male) Biblical name, borne by the greatest of all the kings of Israel, whose history is recounted with great vividness in the first and second books of Samuel and elsewhere. As a boy he killed the giant Philistine Goliath with his slingshot. As king of Judah, and later of all Israel, he expanded the power of the Israelites and established the security of their kingdom. He was also noted as a poet, many of the Psalms being attributed to him. The Hebrew derivation of the name is uncertain; it is said by some to represent a nursery word meaning ‘darling’. It is a very popular Jewish name, but is almost equally common among Gentiles in the English-speaking world. It is particularly common in Wales and Scotland, having been borne by the patron saint of Wales (see Dewi) and by two medieval kings of Scotland.

Short form: Dave.

Pet forms: Davy, Davey, Davie (mainly Scottish); Dai.

Cognates: Irish: Dáibhídh. Scottish Gaelic: Dàibhidh. Welsh: Dafydd, Dewi. German, Dutch: David. French: David. Spanish: David. Italian: Davide. Russian: David. Polish: Dawid. Czech: David. Finnish: Taavi. Hungarian: Dávid.

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