Dave (given name)

Last updated

Dave
GenderMale
Other names
Related names David, Davey

Dave is a given name, a shortened form of the name David, Davey, etc. The name means "beloved".

Contents

Notable people with the name include:

People

Fictional characters

See also

Related Research Articles

Mike is a masculine given name. It is also encountered as a short form of Michael. Notable people with the name include:

David or Dave Gray may refer to:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jeff</span> Name list

Jeff is a masculine name, often a short form (hypocorism) of the English given name Jefferson or Jeffrey, which comes from a medieval variant of Geoffrey.

Donald is a masculine given name derived from the Gaelic name Dòmhnall. This comes from the Proto-Celtic *Dumno-ualos. The final -d in Donald is partly derived from a misinterpretation of the Gaelic pronunciation by English speakers, and partly associated with the spelling of similar-sounding Germanic names, such as Ronald. A short form of Donald is Don. Pet forms of Donald include Donnie and Donny. The feminine given name Donella is derived from Donald.

Steve is a masculine given name, usually a short form (hypocorism) of Steven or Stephen.

Gus is a masculine name, often a diminutive for, Angus, Augusta, August, Augustine, Augustina, Gustave, Constantine, Konstantinos, Augusten, Gustavo, Gusten, or Augustus, and other names.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Patrick (given name)</span> Name list

Patrick is a male given name of Latin origin. It is derived from the Roman name Patricius.

Black is a surname which can be of either English, Scottish, Irish or French origin. In the cases of non-English origin, the surname is likely to be an Anglicisation. Notable persons with that surname include:

Kenny is a surname, a given name, and a diminutive of several different given names.

Chris is a short form of various names including Christopher, Christian, Christina, and Christine. Chris is also used as a name in its own right, however it is not as common.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Paul (given name)</span> Name list

Paul is a common Latin masculine given name in countries and ethnicities with a Christian heritage and, beyond Europe, in Christian religious communities throughout the world. Paul – or its variations – can be a given name or surname.

Matt or Mat is a male given name, often used as a nickname for Matthew. Less commonly, it is used as a surname.

Andy, also spelled Andi, Andie or Andee, is predominantly a diminutive version of the male given name Andrew, and variants of it such as Andreas and Andrei. The form of the variation is based on the Scottish "-ie" diminutive ending. Andrew is derived from the Greek name Andreas, meaning "manlike" or "brave". Andy is also occasionally used as a diminutive for the female given name Andrea.

Freddy is a diminutive used by both men and women whose names contain the Germanic element -fred, notable examples of such being Frederick, Frederica, and Alfred. In rare cases, it may be used a diminutive of any name containing -fred, regardless of origin, as with Freddy Adu and Freddie Benson, both Ghanaians named Fredua.

Charlie is a traditionally masculine given name in English-speaking countries, often a nickname for Charles, but is now used as a unisex name.

Vic and Vik are short forms of the given names Victor and Viktor. Notable people and characters with these names include:

Joey is a unisex given name or nickname, used for both males and females, but more commonly for males. It can be a short form of:

Bill is a masculine given name, generally a short form (hypocorism) of William. It can also be used as the adaptation into English of the popular Greek name Vasilis or Vasileios (Basil), especially amongst Greek immigrants in English-speaking countries, probably due to similarity in the sound.

Tommy is a masculine given name, frequently a short form of Thomas. Tommy may refer to: