(dā′vid, Ger. dä′vēt)
A masculine personal name; familiarly Dave, Da′vie, Da′vy. Also Fr. Da·vide (dá·vēd′), Ital. Da·vid (dä·vēd′), Da·vi·de (dä·vē′dā). [<Hebrew, beloved]
—David,
1000?–960? B.C., second king of Israel; reputed writer of Psalms.
—David I,
1084–1153, king of Scotland 1124–1153.
—David, Saint,
died 601?, patron of Wales.

(dá·vēd′), Gerard,
1450?–1523, Flemish painter.
—Jacques Louis,
1748–1825, French painter.
—Pierre Jean,
1788–1856, French sculptor: also called “David d'An·gers” (dä·zhā′).