English Dictionary

Dave

/deɪv/

name

A diminutive of the male given name David, also used as a formal given name. / A surname from Gujarati from Sanskrit द्विवेदिन् (dvivedin, “(one who has studied) two Vedas”).

Dave is my best friend.

意味（1）

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.

意味（2）

A surname from Gujarati from Sanskrit द्विवेदिन् (dvivedin, “(one who has studied) two Vedas”).

意味（3）

(very rare) A female given name.