Dave

proper nouncommon in dialogue

//deɪv//
//dəveɪ//

A diminutive of the male given name David, also used as a formal given name.

proper noun

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A diminutive of the male given name David, also used as a formal given name.
David, with its final "d", sounds finished and complete, whereas Dave just kind of hangs there in the air, indefinitely. - - - Worse, if your name is Dave, the only possible nickname is "Davey", which makes you sound like you should be wearing a coonskin cap.
Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy said he would send two customers to tour a former Nazi concentration camp after they allegedly engaged in antisemitic behavior at a Barstool pub in Philadelphia, then later retracted that offer for at least one of them because he said the person was denying responsibility for what happened.
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A surname from Gujarati from Gujarati દવે (dave, “(one who has studied) two Vedas”).
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rareA female given name.

daughter · One’s female offspring.daughter-in-law · The wife of one's child.dave · To assuage; soften; mitigate; relieve; calm; alleviate (pain).

Dave · A diminutive of the male given name David, also used as a formal given name.

davenport · A large sofa, especially a formal one.Davenport · A surname A habitational surname from Old English from the…Davey · A diminutive of the male given name David.

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