Names like David
David is a two-syllable Hebrew name that ends in -id. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.
The same sound
Two syllables, ending the same way as David.
Dovid Yiddish · Ashkenazi pronunciation of David, traditionally 'beloved'
Deivid Portuguese · David written the way Brazil hears the English pronunciation, "beloved" underneath; a 2000s spelling still rising at the last census
Khalid Arabic · eternal, immortal
Said Arabic · traditionally meaning happy, fortunate
The same roots
Also Hebrew names, from the tradition David comes from.
Daniel Hebrew · "God is my judge," from Daniyyel, the dream-reading prophet who walked out of the lions' den; a steady classic in English since the Middle Ages and a cornerstone name across Spanish, Hebrew, and Slavic worlds alike. Dan and Danny come standard
Jared Hebrew · traditionally "descent"
Adam Hebrew · man, from the Hebrew word for earth; the first man in the Abrahamic tradition, identical in spelling and pronunciation in Arabic and English, a textbook crossover pick
Jacob Hebrew · traditionally "holder of the heel" or "supplanter," from the Hebrew Ya'aqov, the patriarch who wrestled the angel and fathered the twelve tribes; a Jewish and Puritan staple that ruled the US boys' charts for over a decade around the 2000s. Jake comes free
The same feel
Also biblical and classic names.
Davi Portuguese · "beloved," the Brazilian Portuguese form of David, from the Hebrew Dawid; the shepherd-king's name in the spelling Brazil made its own, one of the country's most given boy names of the 2010s and 2020s
Abel Hebrew · traditionally "breath"
Joseph Hebrew · he will add
Elliott Hebrew · surname variant of Elliot/Elias, "Yahweh is my God"
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 1960s, the same decade as David, on a similar curve.
Danny Hebrew · God is my judge (nickname for Daniel); immortalized by Danny Zuko in Grease (1978)
Jody Hebrew · traditionally diminutive of Joseph/Judith
Michael Hebrew · who is like God
Gerard French · ger "spear" + hart "hard, firm, brave" (Old German); used as a Haitian given name
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