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Scottish physician and botanist (1857–1944)
Sir David Prain CMG CIE FRS FRSE (11 July 1857 – 16 March 1944) was a Scottish botanist who worked in India at the Calcutta Botanical Garden and went
David_Prain
Memorial-museum in West Bengal, India
gardens of the Victoria Memorial were designed by Lord Redesdale and David Prain. Emerson's assistant, Vincent Jerome Esch, designed the bridge of the
Victoria_Memorial,_Kolkata
Species of plant
used the same scientific name to refer to Albizia kalkora written by David Prain, the Mimosa kalkora of William Roxburgh.[clarification needed][citation
Albizia_julibrissin
Learned society for the study and dissemination of taxonomy and natural history
Dukinfield Henry Scott 1912–1916: Sir Edward Poulton 1916–1919: Sir David Prain 1919–1923: Arthur Smith Woodward 1923–1927: Alfred Barton Rendle 1927–1931:
Linnean_Society_of_London
Dalton Hooker 1885–1905 Sir William Turner Thiselton-Dyer 1905–1922 Sir David Prain 1922–1941 Sir Arthur William Hill 1941–1943 Sir Geoffrey Evans (acting)
Directors of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Directors_of_the_Royal_Botanic_Gardens,_Kew
Genus of flowering plants
intermedia C.Y.Wu & H.W.Li – Anhui, Zhejiang Paraphlomis javanica (Blume) Prain – China, Himalayas, Indochina, Borneo, Java, Sumatra, Philippines Paraphlomis
Paraphlomis
British botanist and taxonomist (1875-1941)
assistant director under Sir David Prain, and started contributing to the floras of Africa and India. In 1922 he succeeded Prain as Director. With grants
Arthur_William_Hill
century, this tree was thought to be the source of the oil. In 1901, Sir David Prain identified the chaulmoogra seeds of the Calcutta bazaar and of the Paris
History_of_leprosy
Mangrove forest in the Bay of Bengal
appear. A total of 245 genera and 334 plant species were recorded by David Prain in 1903. While most of the mangroves in other parts of the world are
Sundarbans
Species of plant
Asiatic Society of Bengal. The Journal also included a description by David Prain of S. bijuga, which was later reclassified as a variety of S. indica
Saraca_indica
British politician and civil servant (1829–1912)
to the Lakshadweep in 1875 were studied by George King and later by David Prain. Hume's herbarium specimens were donated to the collection of the Botanical
Allan_Octavian_Hume
English ichthyologist
Dukinfield Henry Scott (1908–1912) Edward Bagnall Poulton (1912–1916) David Prain (1916–1919) Arthur Smith Woodward (1919–1923) Alfred Barton Rendle (1923–1927)
Humphry_Greenwood
Species of legume
and fruiting season is from January to May. This tree was described by David Prain based on the collection of T.F. Bourdillon from the Peermade ghats of
Humboldtia_bourdillonii
Species of legume
region". Botany. 87 (10): 947–960. doi:10.1139/B09-065. "Phanera curtisii (Prain) Bandyop. & Ghoshal". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens
Phanera_curtisii
Scottish botanist (1773–1858)
was named for him by David Douglas. In 1938 the London County Council commemorated Brown, as well as botanists Joseph Banks and David Don, and meetings of
Robert Brown (botanist, born 1773)
Robert_Brown_(botanist,_born_1773)
British administrator and anthropologist
Nicobar Islands and Their People included a brief biography written by Sir David Prain. He was made CIE in 1893. His collections are distributed across museums
Edward_Horace_Man
British politician (1775–1851)
H., London, 1937, p.1155, pedigree of "Hornby of Dalton Hall" Fisher, David, ed. (2009). "Hornby, Edmund (1773–1857), of Dalton Hall, Westmld.". The
Edward Smith-Stanley, 13th Earl of Derby
Edward_Smith-Stanley,_13th_Earl_of_Derby
Species of shrub native to China
provisionally described as a species by Wilhelm Olbers Focke in 1910. David Prain formally recognized it as an accepted species in a supplement to Index
Rubus_tricolor
Scottish marine zoologist
David Prain. He died on 26 October 1934 at Ascension Vicarage in Plumstead in Kent. He married Kate Mowbray Styles in 1879. Their son was Rev David Lawrence
David_Lawrence_Bryce
English botanist (1800–1884)
Dukinfield Henry Scott (1908–1912) Edward Bagnall Poulton (1912–1916) David Prain (1916–1919) Arthur Smith Woodward (1919–1923) Alfred Barton Rendle (1923–1927)
George_Bentham
English zoologist, surgeon and writer
Dukinfield Henry Scott (1908–1912) Edward Bagnall Poulton (1912–1916) David Prain (1916–1919) Arthur Smith Woodward (1919–1923) Alfred Barton Rendle (1923–1927)
Thomas_Bell_(zoologist)
British botanist (1843–1928)
Théophile; Benjamin Daydon Jackson; William Turner Thiselton-Dyer; David Prain; Arthur William Hill; Edward James Salisbury (1908). Index Kewensis plantarum
William_Turner_Thiselton-Dyer
Species of tree native to Southeast Asia
Spermatophytes Clade: Angiosperms Clade: Eudicots Order: Proteales Family: Proteaceae Genus: Helicia Species: H. rufescens Binomial name Helicia rufescens Prain
Helicia_rufescens
British evolutionary biologist
Dukinfield Henry Scott (1908–1912) Edward Bagnall Poulton (1912–1916) David Prain (1916–1919) Arthur Smith Woodward (1919–1923) Alfred Barton Rendle (1923–1927)
Edward_Bagnall_Poulton
Hooker Joseph Dalton Hooker Daniel Oliver William Turner Thiselton-Dyer David Prain Arthur William Hill Edward James Salisbury George Taylor John Patrick
Icones_Plantarum
British Botanist and Academic
Dukinfield Henry Scott (1908–1912) Edward Bagnall Poulton (1912–1916) David Prain (1916–1919) Arthur Smith Woodward (1919–1923) Alfred Barton Rendle (1923–1927)
Sydney_Howard_Vines
Genus of plants
& Aver. Gleadovia mupinensis Hu Gleadovia ruborum Gamble & Prain "Gleadovia Gamble & Prain | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the
Gleadovia
Prize issued by the Royal Horticultural Society
(1877–1925); John Hoog Lilian Snelling 1879–1972)(silver medal) 1925: David Prain (1857–1944) 1926: George Herbert Engleheart (1851–1936); Matilda Smith
Veitch_Memorial_Medal
Anglo-Indian surgeon
Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were Sir John Halliday Croom, Sir David Prain, Sir William Turner and Sir George Andreas Berry. This membership leads
Henry_Gidney
Duke of Somerset
ISBN 978-1-4464-2631-9. M.C. Ewans, The Haytor Granite Tramway and Stover Canal, David & Charles, Newton Abbot, 1966, p. 23 Debrett's Peerage, 1968, p.1036 "Information
Edward St Maur, 11th Duke of Somerset
Edward_St_Maur,_11th_Duke_of_Somerset
British botanist (1832–1906)
Dukinfield Henry Scott (1908–1912) Edward Bagnall Poulton (1912–1916) David Prain (1916–1919) Arthur Smith Woodward (1919–1923) Alfred Barton Rendle (1923–1927)
Charles_Baron_Clarke
British evolutionary embryologist (1899–1972)
Dukinfield Henry Scott (1908–1912) Edward Bagnall Poulton (1912–1916) David Prain (1916–1919) Arthur Smith Woodward (1919–1923) Alfred Barton Rendle (1923–1927)
Gavin_de_Beer
Award
by his visits to the Dominions and Colonies' 1925: Lieut-Colonel Sir David Prain CMG CIE ME LLD FRS 'for the application of Botany to the development
Albert Medal (Royal Society of Arts)
Albert_Medal_(Royal_Society_of_Arts)
Belgian Jesuit missionary (1857–1946)
cardoni, Stenelmis cardoni, Symmophocerus cardoni and Idgia cardoni. Sir David Prain examined the orchids collected by Cardon and described Dendrobium regium
Louis_Cardon
British botanist
plants she collected and supplied Kew. She also corresponded with Sir David Prain and through him provided Trinity College, Dublin with specimens. Her
Emily_Collins_(botanist)
German botanist and forester (1824–1907)
agendas of forest management in British India 1800–1900. pp. 324–371. Prain, David (1912). "Brandis, Dietrich" . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National
Dietrich_Brandis
British botanist (1830–1922)
Dukinfield Henry Scott (1908–1912) Edward Bagnall Poulton (1912–1916) David Prain (1916–1919) Arthur Smith Woodward (1919–1923) Alfred Barton Rendle (1923–1927)
William_Carruthers_(botanist)
German-born British zoologist (1830–1914)
Dukinfield Henry Scott (1908–1912) Edward Bagnall Poulton (1912–1916) David Prain (1916–1919) Arthur Smith Woodward (1919–1923) Alfred Barton Rendle (1923–1927)
Albert_Günther
South African plant collector
Paterson's contribution to collecting rare specimens in his letter to Sir David Prain in 1909, and specifically thanked her in Volume 1 of his Memoirs of the
Florence_Mary_Paterson
British scientific organization
1966–1967 Sir Vincent Wigglesworth 1945–1946 Carrington Bonsor Williams 1938–1940 C H Gimingham 1928–1929 Edwin John Butler 1920–1921 Sir David Prain
Association of Applied Biologists
Association_of_Applied_Biologists
British botanist and ecologist
Dukinfield Henry Scott (1908–1912) Edward Bagnall Poulton (1912–1916) David Prain (1916–1919) Arthur Smith Woodward (1919–1923) Alfred Barton Rendle (1923–1927)
Ghillean_Prance
Scottish gardener and botanist
Old Chiswick Cemetery on April 17, 1924. The funeral was attended by David Prain and a number of his old colleagues. The value of his estate at the time
James_Alexander_Gammie
Award to biologist from scientific society
1933: Robert Hippolyte Chodat 1934: Sir Sidney Frederic Harmer 1935: Sir David Prain 1936: John Stanley Gardiner 1937: Frederick Frost Blackman 1938: Sir
Linnean_Medal
British zoologist
Dukinfield Henry Scott (1908–1912) Edward Bagnall Poulton (1912–1916) David Prain (1916–1919) Arthur Smith Woodward (1919–1923) Alfred Barton Rendle (1923–1927)
Sidney_Frederic_Harmer
English palaeontologist (1864–1944)
Geological Survey An annotated select bibliography of the Piltdown forgery by David G Bate Sir Arthur Smith Woodward Collection at University College London
Arthur_Smith_Woodward
Register of botanical names of all seed plants, maintained by Kew Gardens
Théophile; Benjamin Daydon Jackson; William Turner Thiselton-Dyer; David Prain; Arthur William Hill; Edward James Salisbury (1908). Index Kewensis plantarum
Index_Kewensis
Genus of plants
lieutenant governor of Bengal, John Woodburn. It was described by botanist David Prain as having striking flowers unusually large for the Araliaceae family
Woodburnia
English banker and politician (1834–1913)
Dukinfield Henry Scott (1908–1912) Edward Bagnall Poulton (1912–1916) David Prain (1916–1919) Arthur Smith Woodward (1919–1923) Alfred Barton Rendle (1923–1927)
John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury
John_Lubbock,_1st_Baron_Avebury
British geneticist, naturalist and Christian theorist
Dukinfield Henry Scott (1908–1912) Edward Bagnall Poulton (1912–1916) David Prain (1916–1919) Arthur Smith Woodward (1919–1923) Alfred Barton Rendle (1923–1927)
R._J._Berry
English botanist
David Frederick Cutler PPLS (born 1939) is an English botanist and plant anatomist. David Cutler was born in 1939. He was educated at the University of
David_F._Cutler
British agronomist (1859–1929)
Indigofera arrecta, experiments on which were also made at Calcutta by David Prain) and varieties from around the world. After Hancock left, the station
Bernard_Coventry
English botanist (1759–1828)
Dukinfield Henry Scott (1908–1912) Edward Bagnall Poulton (1912–1916) David Prain (1916–1919) Arthur Smith Woodward (1919–1923) Alfred Barton Rendle (1923–1927)
James_Edward_Smith_(botanist)
British plant explorer
unjustified dismissal. Despite being a bane to the, then, Kew Director, David Prain, the latter recognized the talents of William Purdom and recommended
William_Purdom
British botanist (1840–1909)
In 1898 King was succeeded at the Calcutta Botanical Gardens by Sir David Prain (1857–1944). King married Jane Anne Nicol (1845-1898) in 1868. Jane fell
George_King_(botanist)
British marine biologist
Dukinfield Henry Scott (1908–1912) Edward Bagnall Poulton (1912–1916) David Prain (1916–1919) Arthur Smith Woodward (1919–1923) Alfred Barton Rendle (1923–1927)
Felix_Eugen_Fritsch
British botanist (1882–1933)
Edinburgh in 1920. His proposers were Sir Isaac Bayley Balfour, Sir David Prain, Sir Thomas Hudson Beare, and James Hartley Ashworth. During his vacations
William_Grant_Craib
Genus of plants
"Pottingeria acuminata Prain". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 1 April 2026. Herbert K. Airy-Shaw; David F. Cutler & Siwert
Pottingeria
American botanist
awarded Knapp with honorary professorships. In 2022 she was awarded the David Fairchild Medal for Plant Exploration by the United States National Tropical
Sandra_Knapp
British mycologist
Dukinfield Henry Scott (1908–1912) Edward Bagnall Poulton (1912–1916) David Prain (1916–1919) Arthur Smith Woodward (1919–1923) Alfred Barton Rendle (1923–1927)
John_Ramsbottom_(mycologist)
Species of fungus
black blight, forming black patches on mango leaves. Massee, George, David Prain. Diseases of cultivated plants and trees. New York: Macmillan Publishers
Capnodium_mangiferae
British botanist
Elizabeth and Jennifer, born in 1935 and 1937 respectively, and a son, David, born in 1944. Brenda Clapham died in 1985. After her death, Clapham's health
Arthur_Roy_Clapham
Welsh palaeobotanist
Dukinfield Henry Scott (1908–1912) Edward Bagnall Poulton (1912–1916) David Prain (1916–1919) Arthur Smith Woodward (1919–1923) Alfred Barton Rendle (1923–1927)
Dianne_Edwards
Paleo-biologist and professor
Dukinfield Henry Scott (1908–1912) Edward Bagnall Poulton (1912–1916) David Prain (1916–1919) Arthur Smith Woodward (1919–1923) Alfred Barton Rendle (1923–1927)
Anjali_Goswami
Learned society promoting microscopy
1908–1912 Arthur Dendy 1912–1916 Alfred Barton Rendle 1916–1921 Sir David Prain 1924–1926 William Thomas Calman 1926–1928 John Ramsbottom 1928–1931 Hamilton
Quekett_Microscopical_Club
Scottish biologist and philosopher of biology (1887–1954)
Dukinfield Henry Scott (1908–1912) Edward Bagnall Poulton (1912–1916) David Prain (1916–1919) Arthur Smith Woodward (1919–1923) Alfred Barton Rendle (1923–1927)
E._S._Russell
18th/19th-century English bishop
Dukinfield Henry Scott (1908–1912) Edward Bagnall Poulton (1912–1916) David Prain (1916–1919) Arthur Smith Woodward (1919–1923) Alfred Barton Rendle (1923–1927)
Edward_Stanley_(bishop)
British botanist (1865–1938)
used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name. Prain, D. (1939). "Alfred Barton Rendle. 1865-1938". Obituary Notices of Fellows
Alfred_Barton_Rendle
British botanist (1930–2018)
Sir David Cecil Smith FRS FRSE FLS (born 21 May 1930 Port Talbot, South Wales – 29 June 2018) was a British botanist. Smith was most notable for his research
David_Smith_(botanist)
British palaeontologist and zoologist (1932–2021)
Dukinfield Henry Scott (1908–1912) Edward Bagnall Poulton (1912–1916) David Prain (1916–1919) Arthur Smith Woodward (1919–1923) Alfred Barton Rendle (1923–1927)
Brian_G._Gardiner_(biologist)
British zoologist
Dukinfield Henry Scott (1908–1912) Edward Bagnall Poulton (1912–1916) David Prain (1916–1919) Arthur Smith Woodward (1919–1923) Alfred Barton Rendle (1923–1927)
Carl_Pantin
Irish natural historian (1812-1898)
Dukinfield Henry Scott (1908–1912) Edward Bagnall Poulton (1912–1916) David Prain (1916–1919) Arthur Smith Woodward (1919–1923) Alfred Barton Rendle (1923–1927)
George Allman (natural historian)
George_Allman_(natural_historian)
English botanist and ecologist
Théophile; Benjamin Daydon Jackson; William Turner Thiselton-Dyer; David Prain; Arthur William Hill; Edward James Salisbury (1908). Index Kewensis plantarum
Edward_James_Salisbury
National awards given by King Edward VII
Maharaja Bhagwati Prasad Singh of Balrampur in Oudh. Lieutenant-Colonel David Prain, M.B., Indian Medical Service, Director of the Botanical Survey of India
1906_Birthday_Honours
British botanist
Dukinfield Henry Scott (1908–1912) Edward Bagnall Poulton (1912–1916) David Prain (1916–1919) Arthur Smith Woodward (1919–1923) Alfred Barton Rendle (1923–1927)
Dukinfield_Henry_Scott
British geologist (1901–1985)
Dukinfield Henry Scott (1908–1912) Edward Bagnall Poulton (1912–1916) David Prain (1916–1919) Arthur Smith Woodward (1919–1923) Alfred Barton Rendle (1923–1927)
Errol_White
Dukinfield Henry Scott (1908–1912) Edward Bagnall Poulton (1912–1916) David Prain (1916–1919) Arthur Smith Woodward (1919–1923) Alfred Barton Rendle (1923–1927)
Gordon_McGregor_Reid
Ernest William MacBride (1866–1940) Francis Wall Oliver (1864–1951) Sir David Prain (1857–1944) George Frederick Charles Searle (1864–1954) Robert John Strutt
List of fellows of the Royal Society elected in 1905
List_of_fellows_of_the_Royal_Society_elected_in_1905
Species of flowering plant in the St John's wort family
Sapindaceae ed.). L. Reeve and Co. p. 254. Sir William Jackson Hooker; David Prain; Otto Stapf (1856). Curtis's Botanical Magazine. 3. Vol. 12. Reeve Brothers
Hypericum_hookerianum
Scottish zoologist
Dukinfield Henry Scott (1908–1912) Edward Bagnall Poulton (1912–1916) David Prain (1916–1919) Arthur Smith Woodward (1919–1923) Alfred Barton Rendle (1923–1927)
William_Thomas_Calman
February - Durward Lely, opera singer and actor (born 1852) 16 March – David Prain, botanist (born 1857) 23 June - J. Storer Clouston, author and historian
1944_in_Scotland
Dukinfield Henry Scott (1908–1912) Edward Bagnall Poulton (1912–1916) David Prain (1916–1919) Arthur Smith Woodward (1919–1923) Alfred Barton Rendle (1923–1927)
Jack_Hawkes_(botanist)
British entomologist
Dukinfield Henry Scott (1908–1912) Edward Bagnall Poulton (1912–1916) David Prain (1916–1919) Arthur Smith Woodward (1919–1923) Alfred Barton Rendle (1923–1927)
Michael_Claridge
British military doctor and naturalist (1880–1964)
Dukinfield Henry Scott (1908–1912) Edward Bagnall Poulton (1912–1916) David Prain (1916–1919) Arthur Smith Woodward (1919–1923) Alfred Barton Rendle (1923–1927)
R._B._Seymour_Sewell
British botanist (1911–2001)
cultivated plants. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. ISBN 978-0-88192-556-2. Rae, David A. H. (26 April 2010). "Stearn's Dictionary of Plant Names for Gardeners
William_T._Stearn
Belgian railroad engineer and botanist
as was his usual procedure, shared many of these collections with Sir David Prain at Kew Gardens. From 1919–1938, he collected more than 2000 species of
Joseph_Hers
2008 UK local government election
1,118 59.6 +12.3 Health Concern John Griffiths 414 22.1 −4.5 Labour David Prain 175 9.3 −1.5 Liberal Democrats Adrian Beavis 169 9.0 −6.3 Majority 704
2008 Wyre Forest District Council election
2008_Wyre_Forest_District_Council_election
British botanist
Théophile; Benjamin Daydon Jackson; William Turner Thiselton-Dyer; David Prain; Arthur William Hill; Edward James Salisbury (1908). Index Kewensis plantarum
Benjamin_Daydon_Jackson
913 Arthur Blackburne Poynton UK 28 June 1867 8 October 1944 914 Sir David Prain UK 11 July 1857 17 March 1944 916 James Bissett Pratt US 22 June 1875
2015_in_public_domain
Names for Gardeners. London: Cassell. ISBN 978-0-304-36469-5. Gledhill, David (2008). The Names of Plants. New York, New York: Cambridge University Press
List of plant genera named after people (D–J)
List_of_plant_genera_named_after_people_(D–J)
Genus of flowering plants
a plant genus in the family Picrodendraceae, described as a genus by David Prain in 1908. It is native to Africa and Madagascar. Seven species are accepted
Aristogeitonia
Names for Gardeners. London: Cassell. ISBN 978-0-304-36469-5. Gledhill, David (2008). The Names of Plants. New York, New York: Cambridge University Press
List of plant genera named after people (K–P)
List_of_plant_genera_named_after_people_(K–P)
Species of flowering plant
later raised plants from seeds that had been presented to him, by Sir David Prain, director of the Royal Botanic Garden. Which turned out to be similar
Iris_bulleyana
British paleobotanist
Dukinfield Henry Scott (1908–1912) Edward Bagnall Poulton (1912–1916) David Prain (1916–1919) Arthur Smith Woodward (1919–1923) Alfred Barton Rendle (1923–1927)
Hugh_Hamshaw_Thomas
notably a detailed paper on the Agave and Furcraea of India co-written by David Prain and published in the Land Records and Agriculture, Bengal, 1905. The
James_Ramsay_Drummond
British botanist
University of Leeds during her career there. Manton was a co-supervisor (with David Jennings) for then-PhD student Evan Benjamin Gareth Jones, who graduated
Irene_Manton
British evolutionary biologist
Dukinfield Henry Scott (1908–1912) Edward Bagnall Poulton (1912–1916) David Prain (1916–1919) Arthur Smith Woodward (1919–1923) Alfred Barton Rendle (1923–1927)
Paul_Brakefield
English paleobotanist (1903–1983)
Dukinfield Henry Scott (1908–1912) Edward Bagnall Poulton (1912–1916) David Prain (1916–1919) Arthur Smith Woodward (1919–1923) Alfred Barton Rendle (1923–1927)
Tom_Harris_(botanist)
– Ernst Prager (1866–1913) Prahl – Peter Prahl [de] (1843–1911) Prain – David Prain (1857–1944) Prak.Rao – Chellapilla Surya Prakasa Rao (born 1917)
List of botanists by author abbreviation (P)
List_of_botanists_by_author_abbreviation_(P)
Scottish marine zoologist, oceanographer
married twice: firstly in 1882 to Sarah Wyse Douglas (1861-1886), daughter of David Douglas, publisher and bookseller, and secondly in 1893 to Jane Brandreth
William_Abbott_Herdman
(1877–1947), Lt. Col. Heber Drury, William Griffith (1810–1845), Sir David Prain (1857–1944), J. F. Duthie, P. D. Stracey, Richard Strachey (1817–1908)
Indian_natural_history
DAVID PRAIN
DAVID PRAIN
Boy/Male
Australian, Finnish
Form of David
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Celtic, Chinese, Christian, English, French, Hebrew, Irish, Norse, Scandinavian
Beloved; Dear One; Bright Finn; Brilliant Finn; Black One; Variant of David
Male
Portuguese
Brazilian Portuguese form of Hebrew David, DAVI means "beloved."
Male
English
 English pet form of Hebrew David, DAVIE means "beloved." Compare with another form of Davie.
Male
Greek
(Δαυίδ) Greek form of Hebrew David, DAUID means "beloved." In the bible, this is the name of the second king of Israel and ancestor of Jesus.Â
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Christian, Danish, English, French, Hebrew, Irish
Cherished; Beloved; Variant of David Beloved; Diminutive of David
Boy/Male
Australian, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Portuguese, Swiss
Italian Form of David; Beloved; Dear One
Male
Polish
Polish form of Hebrew David, DAWID means "beloved."
Male
Italian
Italian form of Hebrew David, DAVIDE means "beloved."
Girl/Female
English
Beloved. Feminine of David.
Male
English
(דָּוִד, דָּוִיד) Hebrew name DAVID means "beloved." In the bible, this is the name of a son of Jesse. David was the second king of Israel and father of King Solomon. As a youth he killed a giant named Goliath with his slingshot.Â
Male
Yiddish
Yiddish form of Hebrew David, DOVID means "beloved."
Female
English
(דָוִידָה) Feminine form of Hebrew David, DAVIDA means "beloved."
Male
Scottish
 Pet form of Scottish Gaelic Dà ibhidh, DAVIE means "beloved." Compare with another form of Davie.
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Feminie of David
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, English, Hebrew
Beloved; Feminine Form of David
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, English, French, German, Hebrew, Scottish
Son of David; David's Son; Dear One; Beloved
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, from Hebrew David, DAVIS means "beloved."
Male
Norse
Old Norse form of Hebrew David, DAVIÃ means "beloved."
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Christian, English, French, German, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Indian, Latin, Swedish
Beloved; Feminine of David; Friend; Darling
DAVID PRAIN
DAVID PRAIN
Boy/Male
Tamil
Conqueror of ones heart, Winner of hearts
Female
Norse
Old Norse name composed of the elements ey "island" and dis "goddess," hence "island goddess."
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Settled; Directed
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Holy Name; Lord Vishnu
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Faith
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Full of Sandal's Fragrance
Girl/Female
Indian
Boy/Male
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Dark Skinned Warrior
Boy/Male
Polish American
Form of Michael 'Who is like God?'.
Boy/Male
British, English
Fortress
DAVID PRAIN
DAVID PRAIN
DAVID PRAIN
DAVID PRAIN
DAVID PRAIN
a.
Of or pertaining to David, the king and psalmist of Israel, or to his family.
n.
Especially, one of the hymns by David and others, collected into one book of the Old Testament, or a modern metrical version of such a hymn for public worship.
n.
A musical instrument, of unknown character, supposed by some to have been used by the people of Gath, and thence obtained by David. It is mentioned in the title of Psalms viii., lxxxi., and lxxxiv.
n.
An instrument invented by Sir David Brewster, which contains loose fragments of colored glass, etc., and reflecting surfaces so arranged that changes of position exhibit its contents in an endless variety of beautiful colors and symmetrical forms. It has been much employed in arts of design.
n.
A writer or composer of sacred songs; -- a title particularly applied to David and the other authors of the Scriptural psalms.
a.
Longing eagerly for; eager; greedy.
n.
Curved arms of timber or iron, projecting over a ship's side of stern, having tackle to raise or lower a boat, swing it in on deck, rig it out for lowering, etc.; -- called also boat davits.
a.
Avid.
n.
Progeny; offspring; children; descendants; as, the seed of Abraham; the seed of David.
n.
A hill in Jerusalem, which, after the capture of that city by the Israelites, became the royal residence of David and his successors.
a.
Timid; fearful.
n.
A spar formerly used on board of ships, as a crane to hoist the flukes of the anchor to the top of the bow, without injuring the sides of the ship; -- called also the fish davit.