Gender Masculine
Usage Welsh
Pronounced Pron. TAF-ee(English)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Anglicized form of Dafydd. It has been used as a slang term for a Welshman.

Related Names

VariantsDafydd, David
DiminutiveDai
Other Languages & CulturesDawit(Amharic) Daud, Dawood, Dawud(Arabic) Davit(Armenian) Davud(Azerbaijani) David(Biblical) Dabid, Dauid(Biblical Greek) Dawid(Biblical Hebrew) David(Biblical Latin) Davud(Bosnian) David(Catalan) Daveth(Cornish) David(Croatian) David(Czech) David(Danish) David(Dutch) David, Dewey, Dave, Davey, Davie, Davy(English) Taavet, Taavi(Estonian) Tevita(Fijian) Taavetti, Taavi(Finnish) David(French) Davit(Georgian) David(German) David(Hebrew) Dávid(Hungarian) Davíð(Icelandic) Daud(Indonesian) Dáibhí(Irish) Davide(Italian) Dāvids, Dāvis(Latvian) Deividas, Dovydas(Lithuanian) David(Macedonian) Daw(Medieval English) David(Norwegian) Dewydd(Old Welsh) Davoud, Davud(Persian) Dawid(Polish) David(Portuguese) Davi(Portuguese (Brazilian)) David(Romanian) David(Russian) Tavita(Samoan) David, Daividh, Davie(Scottish) Dàibhidh(Scottish Gaelic) David(Serbian) Dávid(Slovak) David(Slovene) David(Spanish) David(Swedish) Tevita(Tongan) Davyd(Ukrainian) Dovid, Dudel(Yiddish)
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Entry updated December 14, 2019