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Dafydd (male)

Variants:Dàibhidh (M) Dathi (M) David (M) Dewi (M)
Pet Name(s):Dai (M)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

Welsh form of David [as is Dewi], from Hebrew "beloved". Popular in the Middle Ages and again in modern times.
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