Dave

IPA(Pronunciation)

/deɪv/

Proper noun

rare

A diminutive of the male given name David, also used as a formal given name. / A surname from Gujarati from Sanskrit द्विवेदिन् (dvivedin, “(one who has studied) two Vedas”).

Japanese Meaning

『David』の短縮形として使われる男性の名前。また、正式な男性名としても用いられる。 / グジャラート語由来で、サンスクリット語の『द्विवेदिन्』に由来し、『二つのヴェーダを学んだ者』という意味の姓。

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Dave stayed late at the library to finish his research paper.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

デイビッドは研究論文を仕上げるために図書館で遅くまで残った。

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Sense（1）

A diminutive of the male given name David, also used as a formal given name.

David, with its final "d", sounds finished and complete, whereas Dave just kind of hangs there in the air, indefinitely. - - - Worse, if your name is Dave, the only possible nickname is "Davey", which makes you sound like you should be wearing a coonskin cap.

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Sense（2）

A surname from Gujarati from Sanskrit द्विवेदिन् (dvivedin, “(one who has studied) two Vedas”).

Sense（3）

(very rare) A female given name.

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