David (disambiguation)

David (name) is a common given name and surname of Biblical and Koranic origin.

David, King of Israel (c. 1011 – 971 BC) is a major character in the Bible and the Koran. He is highly honoured by all three monotheistic religions, being considered a Jewish hero and the ancestor of the Messiah, an ancestor of Jesus of Nazareth, and an Islamic prophet preceding Muhammad. Therefore, the name—in numerous variations and languages—is common among Jews, Christians and Muslims alike.

All later Davids can be considered to be ultimately named for the Biblical/Koranic one, though in some cases the name is deeply embedded in a particular country's own history and culture. For example, the Welsh version "Dafydd" has been the name of many prominent people, from early Medieval times up to the present.

An alternative transliteration of the Hebrew language name of the Biblical figure David is Daveed as can be found in the Hebrew Lexicon in the Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the King James Bible.

The name is also sometimes shortened to Dave, a well accepted diminutive form of David.

David may also refer to:

People:

• Saint David, the patron saint of Wales
• David of Sasun, an Armenian epic hero
• David I of Scotland, former King of Scotland
• David II of Scotland, former King of Scotland
• David (actor) (1908 – 1981), Indian actor
• Jacques-Louis David (1748 – 1825), French painter
• Dávid, Slovak noble family

Art:

• David (Michelangelo), sculpture by Michelangelo
• David (Donatello), sculpture by Donatello
• David (Bernini), sculpture by Gian Lorenzo Bernini
• David (Verrocchio), sculpture by Andrea del Verrochio

Films:

• King David (film), 1985 period drama about the Biblical figure starring Richard Gere
• David (TV miniseries), 1997 television miniseries

Places:

• Camp David, American presidential retreat on Catoctin Mountain, Maryland; the scene of
  • The 1978 Camp David Accords between Israel and Egypt
  • The 2000 Camp David Summit between Israelis and Palestinians
• David, Panama
• David, Kentucky
• David City, Nebraska
• St. David, Arizona
• St. David, Illinois
• St. David's, Pennsylvania
• St David's, Wales

Other:

• DAVID-LASERSCANNER - Freeware program and Wiki for 3D laser scanning
• David (car), Spanish car-manufacturing company 1913-1923 and 1951-1957
• David Sunflower Seeds, ConAgra Foods brand
• Hurricane David, 1979 hurricane
• The David (rock group), 1960s psychedelic rock group
• A band called David, Californian Christian music group
• David (Sesame Street), a Sesame Street character from 1971 to 1989

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