Western numerology
Number 5 insight
Western numerology adds the letter values in the name and reduces them to a single guiding number.
Baby names
Boy name
Dave
"Beloved; David's Son; Diminutive of David: Beloved or friend, adopted from the Hebrew David was a common name of Scottish kings in the Middle Ages; Diminutive of David: Beloved or friend, from the Hebrew Sixth century St David (or Dewi) was patron saint of Wales; Form of David"
Name profile
Dave at a glance
- Gender
- Boy
- Western numerology
- 5
- Indian numerology
- 7
- Characters
- 4
- Popular
- 168 family views
Number meaning for Dave
Indian numerology
Number 7 insight
Indian numerology uses a traditional letter map that many families prefer for cultural name matching.
Meaning and story
What does Dave mean?
Dave is listed in the BabyAZ name catalog with Indian, Hebrew, Welsh context. Its meaning is recorded as: Beloved; David's Son; Diminutive of David: Beloved or friend, adopted from the Hebrew David was a common name of Scottish kings in the Middle Ages; Diminutive of David: Beloved or friend, from the Hebrew Sixth century St David (or Dewi) was patron saint of Wales; Form of David
This meaning has been cleaned for a parent-friendly reading.
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