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David in Japanese

デービッド

David, when pronounced "dE-biD", is デービッド (dēbiddo) in katakana.

d as in dogE as in day, held longb as in bati as in sit, skiD as in dog, held
Shared by David Justice and others

Notable people using this translation include professional baseball player, outfielder David Justice (デービッド・ジャスティス), Emmy-winning British television host, journalist, comedian and writer David Frost (デービッド・フロスト), and actor, known for Robo Force: The Revenge of Nazgar David Mendenhall (デービッド・メンデンホール). Other notable people include British Conservative MP David Warburton (デービッド・ウォーバートン).

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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Name and Phrase

"David Family is My Life," "David Family Bonds are Forever." Each is composed in Japanese calligraphy by Master Takase.

These are high-resolution PDFs with the calligraphy, the line-art, the English, the Japanese, the Japanese reading. For a real example see Name and Phrase.

David Family Is My Life
David Family Is My Life dE-biD デービッド David in katakana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
David Family Is My Life
David Family Is My Life dE-biD でえびっど David in hiragana with the kanji for Life (inochi) and a red eternity seal
David Family Bonds Are Forever
David Family Bonds Are Forever dE-biD デービッド David in katakana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) and a red eternity seal
David Family Bonds Are Forever
David Family Bonds Are Forever dE-biD でえびっど David in hiragana with the kanji for Bonds (kizuna) 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 dE-biD, is デービッド (dēbiddo) in katakana and でえびっど (deebiddo) in hiragana. Click the sample and see for yourself.

d as in dogE as in day, held longb as in bati 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.

Your purchase includes a personal-use license. For a book, a product or a business, see Licensing.