david

The boy's name David \d(a)-vid\ is pronounced DAY-vid. It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "beloved".Biblical: one of the most remarkable personalities in the Scriptures. David was a shepherd, musician, poet, soldier, statesman, prophet, and king. He wroteabout half of the Psalms and very likely composed music for them as well. He is the only David mentioned in the Bible; his name occurs there more than a thousand times. Today there are variants of the name in almost every language group. Saint David (sixth century) is the patron saint of Wales. In Scotland, David was a royal name. See also Dawson and Davion. Explorer David Livingstone;actors David Niven, David Arquette, David Duchovny, David Schwimmer; baseball celebrity Dave Winfield; TV host David Letterman; musician David Bowie; soccerplayer David Beckham

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my first name is david.  the diaries are the David Diarieis(tm).  beloved.  that was what mahbub, another name i took (it's even tatoo'd on my forearm in arabic) meant.  beloved.   remarkable personality.  i suppose i could say i was beloved.  i was always someone's friend.  manny and i had the same relationship. weird it was.  but it worked for the time it worked.  beloved all throughout.

just thought i'd post that.