デイヴィッド
Deividdo
In Japanese, the male given name David is デイヴィッド (Deividdo). Wiktionary also lists ダビド (Dabido) and デヴィッド (Deviddo).
Meaning: male given name (name)
Ways to say it
| Japanese | Romanization (Wiktionary) |
|---|---|
| デイヴィッド | Deividdo |
| ダビド | Dabido |
| デヴィッド | Deviddo |
| デービッド |
This is a transliterated male given name.
Which one should you use?
デイヴィッド is the standard transliteration for the English name. In contrast, ダビド is typically used when referring to the biblical figure David or names in a Spanish/Latin-influenced context. The spelling デヴィッド is a common way to represent the English 'v' sound in Japanese, using the combination of 'de' and a small 'vi'.
How does it change in a sentence?
The name David is combined with the honorific suffix さん for politeness to result in Davidさん.
How do you pronounce it?
Deividdo
Did you know?
- If you were to write the name 'David' using Japanese characters to give it a 'Japanese' feel, you would have to choose Kanji that match the phonetic syllables, a process known as ateji.
- When a Japanese speaker says the name, the 'v' sound often shifts toward a 'b' sound, making the name sound more like デビッド in casual speech.
- When addressing a David in a professional hierarchy, the suffix さん is replaced by 様 (sama) in emails to show a higher level of respect than the standard politeness.
Examples in context
- デヴィッドが冗談を言い始めた。David started telling his jokes.This sentence shows the use of デヴィッド in a context of someone telling jokes.Tatoeba #12088391 by small_snow, translation #11500755 by Amastan
- サマンサはデイヴィッドが到着する前に食事をテーブルの用意を始めました。Before David arrived, Samantha started to set the table.This sentence shows the use of デイヴィッド to indicate someone's arrival.Tatoeba #746869 by arihato, translation #762148 by CN
- Davidさん、こんにちは！Hello, David!
- デイヴィッドはとても親切な人です。Deividdo wa totemo shinsetsu na hito desu.David is a very kind person.
Example conversation
Yota and Himari are talking about a new colleague.
- 陽太 Yota新しい同僚はデイヴィッドさんです。Atarashii dōryō wa Deividdo-san desu.The new colleague is David.
- 陽葵 Himari彼はどこから来ましたか？Kare wa doko kara kimashita ka?Where did he come from?
- 陽太 Yotaアメリカから来ましたよ。Amerika kara kimashita yo.He came from America.
- 陽葵 Himariそうなんですね。楽しみです。Sō nan desu ne. Tanoshimi desu.I see. I'm looking forward to meeting him.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “david” translations and entries デイヴィッド, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
