Boys' names
Dawud
Beloved
دَاوُود
Dawud
Beloved
Direct Quranicboyhebraic
Pronunciation
Dawud
Arabic
دَاوُود
Gender
Boy
Origin
Hebraic
Quranic status
Direct Quranic
Reference
Surah al-Baqarah 2:251
Alternate spellings
DawoodDavid
Origin & meaning
The Prophet Dawud ﷺ (David), king and reciter of the Zabur (Psalms). Defeated Jalut (Goliath).
Quranic source
Surah al-Baqarah 2:251
Notable bearers
- · The Prophet Dawud ﷺ
Themes
“You will be called on the Day of Resurrection by your names and the names of your fathers, so make your names beautiful.” (Sunan Abi Dawud 4948, hasan).