Dawei as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Dawei

What is the meaning of the name Dawei ?

The baby name Dawei is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Common pronunciations: Dàwěi (大伟, DÀ-wěi, approx. 'DAH-way'/'DAH-weh') or Dàwèi (大卫, DÀ-wèi, approx. 'DAH-way'); also Dàwéi (大为, DÀ-wéi)..

Dawei is Chinese in Origin.

Dawei is a Mandarin given name (pinyin Dàwèi) that can function in two ways: as a native Chinese name and as the standard Chinese rendering of the biblical name David (大卫). As a Chinese name, its meaning depends on the characters chosen, commonly 大伟 “great, eminent,” 达威 “to attain might,” or 大为 “greatly; to a great extent.” When written 大卫, it echoes David and thus carries the Hebrew sense “beloved” while also reading naturally as a Chinese personal name.

Used across mainland China, Taiwan, and the diaspora, Dawei is typically masculine and appears after a family name (e.g., Wang Dawei). Variants include character options such as 伟, 威, 维, or 卫 for Wei; romanization variants include Ta-wei (Wade–Giles) and Cantonese Dai-wai (大衛; Jyutping daai6 wai6). People named David often adopt Dawei as a Chinese name, and Chinese bearers may use David in English contexts.