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David in Japanese

デイヴィッド

David, when pronounced "day-viD", is デイヴィッド (deividdo) in katakana.

d as in dogay as in dayv as in veryi as in sit, skiD as in dog, held
Shared by David Harbour and others

People pronouncing their name this way include actor David Harbour (デイヴィッド・ハーバー), Scottish association football manager David Moyes (デイヴィッド・モイーズ), and essayist, poet, and philosopher Henry David Thoreau (ヘンリー・デイヴィッド・ソロー). Other notable people include British singer Craig David (クレイグ・デイヴィッド).

Select how you pronounce David:

de-viD デヴィッドdeviddo de-biD デビッドdebiddo day-viD デイヴィッドdeividdo day-biD デイビッドdeibiddo de-biT デビットdebitto dE-biD デービッドdēbiddo da-bi-de ダビデdabide dE-viD デーヴィッドdēviddo day-biT デイビットdeibitto da-viD ダヴィッドdaviddo de-viT デヴィットdevitto da-bid ダビドdabido di-biD ディビッドdibiddo di-viD ディヴィッドdividdo da-biD ダビッドdabiddo da-vid ダヴィドdavido di-biT ディビットdibitto day-viT デイヴィットdeivitto da-biT ダビットdabitto day-vid デイヴィドdeivido da-vi-de ダヴィデdavide dE-biT デービットdēbitto dE-vid デーヴィドdēvido da-viT ダヴィットdavitto di-bid ディビドdibido dA-viD ダーヴィッドdāviddo dA-fit ダーフィトdāfito dA-viT ダーヴィットdāvitto da-vit ダヴィトdavito da-vId ダヴィードdavīdo dA-fiT ダーフィットdāfitto de-vit デヴィトdevito da-fit ダフィトdafito da-vi ダヴィdavi

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David Is My Life: Japanese Tattoo Design

A traditional Japanese tattoo since the 1600s

David Is My Life, brushed by Master Eri Takase, declares in permanent ink one's lover, the person at the center of one's life. When you order, you immediately receive a print-ready PDF with the original art and the line art, everything your tattoo artist needs to ink the design. Click for a sample. Get your tattoo today.

David Is My Life
David Is My Life day-viD デイヴィッド David in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
David Is My Life
David Is My Life day-viD でいびっど David in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
David Is My Love
David Is My Love day-viD デイヴィッド David in katakana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal
David Is My Love
David Is My Love day-viD でいびっど David in hiragana with the kanji for Love (ai) and a red eternity seal

David Japanese Tattoo Designs

David in vertical katakana as a tattoo on a man's arm

Get your tattoo of David in Japanese brushed by Master Eri Takase. You can order David in katakana, which is how non-Japanese names are written in Japanese, or hiragana, which is considered more feminine. David, when pronounced day-viD, is デイヴィッド (deividdo) in katakana and でいびっど (deibiddo) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

d as in dogay as in dayv as in veryi as in sit, skiD as in dog, held
David in Katakana (Vertical)
David katakana, vertical
David in Katakana (Horizontal)
David katakana, horizontal
David in Hiragana (Vertical)
David hiragana, vertical
David in Hiragana (Horizontal)
David hiragana, horizontal

David Meaning Beloved

Names have meanings and David means Beloved which in kanji is 最愛 read saiai. These beautiful designs of David with the meaning beloved make a great tattoo. Brushed by Master Takase your order is immediately available and includes all your tattoo artist needs to ink the design.

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