Definitions of David:
- noun: (Old Testament) the 2nd king of the Israelites; as a young shepherd he fought Goliath (a giant Philistine warrior) and killed him by hitting him in the head with a stone flung from a sling; he united Israel with Jerusalem as its capital; many of the Psalms are attributed to David (circa 1000-962 BC)
- noun: French neoclassical painter who actively supported the French Revolution (1748-1825)
- noun: patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
- name: A male given name (very common: 1 in 42 males; popularity rank in the U.S.: #6)
- name: A surname (common: 1 in 7142 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #873)
- name: A female given name (rare: 1 in 16666 females; popularity rank in the U.S.: #1269)
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