Boy name Welsh origin Christian tradition

Dafydd

DAH-vid · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
beloved
Language
Welsh
Culture
Hebrew
Religion
Christian
Style era
vintage
Themes
classic · Welsh
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Popularity over time

No US popularity data on record for Dafydd. This name may be too rare to appear in SSA's annual list (which requires at least 5 births per year) or is primarily used outside the United States.
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
DaiDewi
Alternate spellings
DafyddDavid
In other languages
David (English)Davide (Italian)Dawid (Polish)

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Notable people named Dafydd

Dafydd ap Gwilym (medieval poet)
Dafydd Iwan (singer)