Dave
[deɪv]Meaning
short form of David
Background Story
Dave is a short form of David. It is used in English and Gujarati, and was borrowed into Cebuano and Tagalog from English. The related forms are Davey, Davie and Davy, and its feminine forms are Davina and Davida.
Variations
David, Davy
Related Names
Davy
Diminutive of David
Daniel
From the Hebrew Daniyyel, "God is my judge"
Dann
A shortened form of the name Daniel, meaning 'God is my judge'.
Dav
Davey
Diminutive of David
Davie
Diminutive of David
Gabe
Short form of Gabriel
Toby
Medieval English form of Tobias, from Hebrew Toviah, "good is Yahweh"
джек
Adam
Hebrew word for "man"; the Hebrew adamah means "earth"