MEANING & HISTORY
What does Daud mean?
Daud is an established transcription of Arabic Dawud, the Arabic counterpart of David. The editorial entry notes this spelling in Urdu, Indonesian and Malay usage, without making it exclusive to any one community.
David’s older Hebrew analysis is a separate step; the exact Arabic name relationship is clear even where deeper glosses of David vary.
References for this explanation
Pronunciation & syllables
Synthetic voice reading
Origin and name formation
Arabic
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Names in this collection
- Dado♂Short form of Eduardo or Croatian Da- names
- Dale♂Valley
- Dan♂He judged; also a familiar form of Daniel
- Dana♂♀Surname-derived name; also short for Daniel
- Dani♂♀Short form of Daniel or Daniela
- Dara♂♀Irish, Persian and Slavic name traditions
- Dave♂Familiar form of David; beloved
- David♂Beloved
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Records & sources
Recorded use
- OpenHalalan / COMELEC · 2001
- 1 elected-candidate records ·
DAUD
· CSV row 500 · ODbL 1.0
These records document use of the spelling; they are separate from birth statistics.