Davyd as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Davyd

What is the meaning of the name Davyd ?

The baby name Davyd is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdɑvɪd/ (DAH-vid); anglicized often /ˈdeɪvɪd/ (DAY-vid).

Davyd is Hebrew in Origin.

Davyd is the East Slavic form and Ukrainian transliteration of the biblical name David, from Hebrew Dāwīd/Dawid, rooted in the Semitic d-w-d meaning “beloved.” The spelling reflects Ukrainian phonology (и > y in Latin script) and appears in Ukrainian and Belarusian contexts; in Russian, David is standard, while Davyd survives as an older variant that underlies surnames like Davydov.

Medieval Kievan Rus’ records list princes such as Davyd Sviatoslavich and Davyd Ihorevych, showing long-standing Christian usage tied to veneration of King David the Psalmist in the Eastern Orthodox tradition. The name remains familiar in modern Ukraine and the diaspora. Related forms include David (English, Spanish, French), Dawid (Polish), Dovid (Yiddish), Davide (Italian), Dávid (Hungarian/Slovak), Dafydd and Dewi (Welsh), Davydas (Lithuanian), and Davit (Georgian/Armenian). Diminutives vary by language, e.g., Davy/Dave in English and colloquial East Slavic forms like Dava or Davydyk.