The story behind Daud
Inherited from Malay Daud, from Arabic دَاوُد (dāwud), from Hebrew דָּוִד (Davíd).
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Malay entry
From Arabic دَاوُد (dāwud), from Hebrew דָּוִד (Davíd).
Pronunciation
Indonesian; Standard-Indonesian: /ˈdaud/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Indonesian; Standard-Indonesian: [ˈda.ʊt̪̚]
- Malay: /ˈdaod/
- Malay: [ˈda.ot̪̚]
- Malay: [ˈda.ut̪̚]
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Names Similar to Daud
Dāūd
Borrowed from Classical Persian داود (dāwūd), from Arabic دَاوُد (dāwud), from Biblical Hebrew דָּוִד (dāwīḏ). Doublet of डेविड (ḍeviḍ).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends D
- same syllable count
- similar length
Fahd
Borrowed from Arabic فَهْد (fahd).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends D
- same syllable count
- similar length
Fouad
Borrowed from Arabic فُؤَاد (fuʔād).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends D
- same syllable count
- similar length
Hind
Borrowed from Arabic هِنْد (hind).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends D
- same syllable count
- similar length
Hud
From Arabic هُود (hūd).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends D
- same syllable count
- similar length
Hûd
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish هود (hûd), from Arabic هُود (hūd). Etymology tree Arabic هُود (hūd)bor. Ottoman Turkish هود (hûd) Turkish Hûd
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends D
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Daud
Aaliyah
Popularized by American singer Aaliyah Haughton (1979-2001). Transliteration of Arabic عَالِيَة (ʕāliya).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends H
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abacar
Borrowed from Arabic أَبُو بَكْر (ʔabū bakr, literally “father of a young camel; father of a person named Bakr”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abbas
From Arabic عَبَّاس (ʕabbās, “one who frowns a lot; untamed lion”), from عَبَسَ (ʕabasa, “to frown”), the title of the eightieth sura of the Qur'an. From Arabic عَبَّاس (ʕabbās).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Daud
Abacar
Borrowed from Arabic أَبُو بَكْر (ʔabū bakr, literally “father of a young camel; father of a person named Bakr”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abaz
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عباس (ʼabbas), from Arabic عَبَّاس (ʕabbās, literally “frowning; lion”). For the final /z/ compare abanoz. Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عباس…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Z
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abbas
From Arabic عَبَّاس (ʕabbās, “one who frowns a lot; untamed lion”), from عَبَسَ (ʕabasa, “to frown”), the title of the eightieth sura of the Qur'an. From Arabic عَبَّاس (ʕabbās).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length