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David

in Louisiana

There are 30,885 people with the first name "David" in Louisiana.

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Ranking in Louisiana

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David 6
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  1. is 2nd most common John
  2. is 3rd most common Michael
  3. is 4th most common Robert
  4. is 5th most common Mary
  5. is 6th most common David
  6. is 7th most common Charles
  7. is 8th most common William
  8. is 9th most common Joseph
  9. is 10th most common Richard

Similar Names and Nicknames

Dave, Davey, Davi, Dav, Daved

Most Common Last Names for David

Smith, Williams, Johnson, Brown, Jones, Hebert, Miller, Fontenot, Jackson, Landry

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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