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View Name: Dewi


DEWI
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: Welsh
Meaning & History
From Dewydd, an old Welsh form of DAVID. Saint Dewi, the patron saint of Wales, was a 6th-century Welsh bishop.
Related Names
VARIANTS: Dafydd, Dewydd, Dewey
OTHER LANGUAGES: Daud, Dawood, Dawud (Arabic), David (Biblical), Dauid (Biblical Greek), Dawid (Biblical Hebrew), David (Biblical Latin), Daveth (Cornish), David (Croatian), David (Czech), David (Dutch), David, Dave, Davey, Davie, Davy (English), Taavetti, Taavi (Finnish), David (French), Davit (Georgian), David (German), David (Hebrew), Dávid (Hungarian), Davide (Italian), Dovydas (Lithuanian), David (Macedonian), Daw (Medieval English), Dawid (Polish), David (Portuguese), Davi (Portuguese (Brazilian)), David (Russian), David (Scandinavian), Dàibhidh, David, Daividh, Davie (Scottish), David (Serbian), Dávid (Slovak), David (Slovene), David (Spanish), Dovid, Dudel (Yiddish)
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