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The baby name Dav is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /dæv/ (dav, rhymes with "have").

Dav is Welsh in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 1.0
Origin: Welsh
Pronunciation: /dæv/ (dav, rhymes with "have")

What is the meaning of the name Dav ?

The baby name Dav is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /dæv/ (dav, rhymes with "have").

Dav is Welsh in Origin.

Dav is a compact given name most often used as a short form of David and its cognates. It appears in English as a casual nickname, and parallels exist across languages: Welsh Dafydd, Cornish Daveth, Armenian and Georgian Davit, Amharic Dawit, and Brazilian Portuguese Davi all map back to the same root. The underlying Hebrew name Dawid derives from dwd, meaning beloved, a sense that Dav retains.

Through the fame of the biblical King David and later saints and rulers, the name spread across Europe and the Near East, making Dav a natural clipped variant in modern registries. As an independent choice it reads brisk and contemporary while staying anchored to tradition. Related forms and variants include David, Dave, Davy/Davey, Davi, Davide, Dávid, Dawid, Davyd, Dewi, Dafydd, Davit, Dawit, and the feminine Davina and Davida.

Dav has the following similar or variant Names

Dav – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
ET Boys 0 #27 1 678
ID 0 #39 1 2,238
MO 0 #52 1 2,706
LU 0 #66 1 2,830
IN 0 #71 1 2,963
AO 0 #77 1 2,729
MD Boys 0 #81 1 756
JM 0 #93 1 3,714
GE Boys 0 #108 3 2,055
BN Boys 0 #138 2 6,332
BW Boys 0 #152 3 4,685
HU Boys 0 #172 3 3,954
MT Boys 0 #179 1 4,064
RU 0 #194 1 3,641
DK 0 #206 1 5,198
LU Boys 0 #216 5 4,970
PS 0 #226 1 5,692
IR 0 #231 1 4,221
BD 0 #240 2 5,992
EC Boys 0 #244 3 3,322
AO Boys 0 #248 2 5,568
GH 0 #248 1 5,396
NA Boys 0 #253 1 6,830
TW Boys 0 #253 4 7,111
HR Boys 0 #259 1 3,997
NG 0 #270 3 5,926
JM Girls 0 #278 1 7,507
SG 0 #279 4 11,010
IL 0 #281 2 6,291
JM Boys 0 #288 6 6,876
KZ Boys 0 #289 8 6,578
TW Girls 0 #289 1 8,139
CZ Boys 0 #297 9 6,530
JP Boys 0 #299 5 7,909
CN Boys 0 #324 8 9,639
PE 0 #328 2 6,350
GH Boys 0 #330 16 8,138
KZ Girls 0 #331 2 5,862
PL Boys 0 #333 8 6,459
GH Girls 0 #337 1 6,973
GT 0 #337 2 5,948
MU Boys 0 #340 18 8,477
QA Girls 0 #343 1 15,378
MY 0 #353 2 12,352
HK 0 #354 4 8,483
SD Girls 0 #358 1 7,678
BR 0 #359 2 5,969
MU Girls 0 #361 2 8,539
PL Girls 0 #364 1 5,096
PT Boys 0 #375 7 7,951
RU Boys 0 #390 116 12,621
YE 0 #397 2 8,639
BD Girls 0 #404 3 8,413
BO 0 #406 3 6,868
PH Boys 0 #406 3 11,440
OM Girls 0 #424 1 15,987
Austria Boys 0 #425 18 2,180
Germany 0 #425 13 2,542
CL 0 #433 2 6,867
MX 0 #441 5 8,339
SD Boys 0 #460 7 10,523
GT Boys 0 #464 11 7,625
ZA 0 #474 1 14,421
CR Boys 0 #476 12 10,188
AR Boys 0 #480 4 7,628
PA Boys 0 #500 6 9,305
CO 0 #507 4 7,768
HK Boys 0 #515 13 12,905
IQ Girls 0 #522 4 11,303
RU Girls 0 #522 2 11,913
IR Boys 0 #529 24 10,162
CM Boys 0 #531 20 12,054
PS Boys 0 #533 16 10,655
BH 0 #544 10 17,937
IR Girls 0 #545 1 8,334
PS Girls 0 #547 1 10,981
KW Girls 0 #557 5 19,177
CM Girls 0 #558 3 11,671
LY 0 #558 2 12,703
BD Boys 0 #564 13 10,045
BO Boys 0 #576 17 9,244
IL Boys 0 #582 26 10,983
AE Girls 0 #594 4 20,968
SG Girls 0 #631 2 18,916
IN Girls 0 #648 7 13,121
HK Girls 0 #649 2 16,104
CL Boys 0 #651 15 13,390
SG Boys 0 #664 34 17,960
QA Boys 0 #677 31 18,093
LB 0 #685 6 13,263
IQ Boys 0 #692 6 13,071
IT 0 #701 14 4,183
KW Boys 0 #742 28 18,755
SY 0 #764 4 11,684
BR Boys 0 #777 9 12,213
NG Girls 0 #822 5 15,093
PE Boys 0 #829 50 14,506
Germany Boys 0 #839 114 5,697
NG Boys 0 #839 113 16,906
Spain Boys 0 #858 73 5,610
OM Boys 0 #858 24 17,948
TN 0 #859 7 13,765
CO Boys 0 #868 53 15,656
EG Boys 0 #871 16 15,035
IN Boys 0 #874 128 16,750
MX Boys 0 #907 76 16,355
CL Girls 0 #915 1 14,098
SA Girls 0 #926 10 25,931
NL Boys 0 #931 21 5,873
Spain Girls 0 #974 10 5,561
BR Girls 0 #992 1 12,708
EG Girls 0 #1,006 4 14,742
PE Girls 0 #1,010 1 14,861
MY Boys 0 #1,037 75 25,439
AE Boys 0 #1,061 32 22,615
MY Girls 0 #1,064 9 24,821
MA 0 #1,106 23 20,986
DZ 0 #1,130 47 20,130
ZA Boys 0 #1,133 46 25,619
CO Girls 0 #1,151 2 16,140
ZA Girls 0 #1,236 1 25,928
TR 0 #1,248 7 19,440
MX Girls 0 #1,265 3 17,781
IT Boys 0 #1,282 190 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,518 97 28,008

Dav is popular in 70 countries — most recent births per country:

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People also ask about Dav

Dav is predominantly a boy's name.
Dav is a one syllable name, pronounced /dæv/ (dav, rhymes with "have").
Common nicknames and spelling variations include David, Dave, Davey, Davy, Davie and Daf.
Across languages, Dav has these equivalents: David (English/Hebrew), Dafydd (Welsh), Davide (Italian), Dávid (Hungarian/Slovak), Davíð (Icelandic), and 4 more.
Dav is a name of Welsh origin, traditionally used in Wales. It doesn't appear in the major international birth registries we track, but it is an established name within Wales and its diaspora communities.