David (day-viD, deividdo)

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Here we offer authentic Japanese Tattoo designs of the name David by Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase. Remember that names are translated to Japanese by how they are pronounced. So these Japanese Tattoo designs of David are only correct for you if you pronounce David as day-viD. That is the name David (when pronounced day-viD) in Japanese katakana is デイヴィッド with the romaji deividdo.

If you pronounce David differently, then select the Japanese Tattoo design of David for the pronunciation that you use. We also have David (dah-veeD, daviddo), David (dAH-fiT, da-fitto), David (dah-vee, davi), David (dah-vee-d, davido), David (dAH-viT, da-vitto), David (de-viD, deviddo). And if you do not find the right pronunciation for you, please let us know and we will be happy to add it.

The standard way that names are translated to Japanese is with katakana. And these are the samples we show above. We also offer David in hiragana which while not standard may be preferred when a more feminine Japanese Tattoo design of David is wanted. David in hiragana is でいびっど and has the romaji deibiddo. Be sure to scroll down to see all of the Japanese tattoo designs we offer.

Translations You Can Trust Look up David in Jeffrey's J/E Dictionary at David. People using this exact same translation are David Dhawan (デイヴィッド・ダワン), David Andrews (デイヴィッド・アンドリュース), David Benton (デイヴィッド・ベントン), David Bradley (デイヴィッド・ブラッドリー) and David Carey (デイヴィッド・ケアリー). The popular Japanese site Movie Walker also show celebrities named David that use this translation to Japanese.

The name David means "Beloved" which in kanji is 最愛 which is read saiai.

If you are only interested in a Japanese Tattoo Design of the meaning of the name David then click on the image for all the available options.

We also offer Japanese Tattoo designs of David that have both the pronunciation in kana and the meaning in kanji. If you scroll down you will see several tattoo designs that translate both the prounciation and the meaning of the name David.

The name David is from the Hebrew. Learn more about the etymology of David at BehindTheName. David's meaning can also be confirmed on page 98 in The Comprehensive Dictionary of English & Hebrew First Names by Alfred J. Kolatch. David's meaning can also be confirmed on page 71 in A Dictionary of First Names (Oxford Paperback Reference) by Hanks, Hardcastle, and Hodges.