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Dewey

boy name · Welsh origin · 2 syllables

Meaning

form of David, traditionally 'beloved'; popularized by Admiral George Dewey

Popularity, 1890–2024

peak 1890s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Dewey peaked in the 1890s.

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