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Gender: Male Meaning of Dave: "beloved" Origin of Dave: Short form of David, Hebrew

Dave Origin and Meaning

The name Dave is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "beloved".

Dave is the ultimate good guy name, but where father name David is still holding onto a spot in the Top 20, Dave -- widely used as an independent name in the middle of the last century -- dropped off the Top 1000 a few decades ago and shows no signs of a comeback. Baby Davids today, often named for dad or grandpa, are more likely to be called David than Dave.

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Famous People Named Dave

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David John "Dave" Franco, American actor
David Michael "Dave" Mirra, American professional BMX rider
David Eric "Dave" Grohl, American musician of the Foo Fighters
Dave Matthews, American musician
Dave Brubeck, American jazz pianist
Dave Grusin, American film composer
David Michael "Dave" Bautista, Jr., American actor and pro wrestler
Dave Holland, English jazz double bassist
David Khari Webber "Dave" Chappelle, American comedian
David Allen "Dave" Meltzer, American sports journalist
David Scott "Dave" Mustaine, lead guitarist for American band Metallica
David "Dave" Fleischer, American animator

Pop Culture References for the name Dave

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Dave, character in short story "I'll Never Do It Again" by author Tina Tirrell
Dave Skylark, one of the 2 main characters in the comedy film "The Interview", portrayed by James Franco
"Dave the Barbarian," animated Disney TV series
Dave Strider, character in web comic "Homestuck"
Dave Tiler, from UK TV series "Single Father", portrayed by David Tennant
Dave Buznik, character in the movie "Anger Management"
Dave Rose, character from series "Happy Endings"
David "Dave" Stutler, main character in the movie "The Sorcerer's Apprentice"
Dave Hodgman, character in the movie "The First Time"
Dave Seville, character in the Alvin and the Chipmunks series
Dave Turner, character on TV's "Degrassi: The Next Generation"
Dave, character in the Marvel movie "Ant-Man"

Comments

TechnoKitten Says:

2018-12-23T13:52:50

I like Dave,It sounds cool.But I don't like David.

paulapuddephatt Says:

2016-11-27T21:07:42

I love David, with Dave for short, but I'm surprised to see this listed as an independent name. It's not even like Sam or Ben, where you can kind of get it...! What's wrong with David, at least for the birth certificate???