patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
"Welsh people celebrate Saint David as their national patron on March 1st."
French neoclassical painter who actively supported the French Revolution (1748-1825)
"The revolutionary fervor of David's paintings inspired many citizens to join the fight during the French Revolution."
(Old Testament) the 2nd king of the Israelites; as a young shepherd he fought Goliath (a giant Philistine warrior) and killed him by hitting him in the head with a stone flung from a sling; he united Israel with Jerusalem as its capital; many of the Psalms are attributed to David (circa 1000-962 BC)
"King David famously defeated the giant Goliath with a sling and later united the tribes of Israel under his rule in Jerusalem."
A male given name from Hebrew.
"David is a popular male given name from Hebrew that means beloved."
The name David comes directly from the biblical Hebrew word dāwiḏ, which literally means "beloved." It traveled into English through Old and Middle French forms without changing its original meaning.