Dawit

Dawit is a form of the name David , among other things, an Amharic male given name , which occurs particularly in Ethiopia, Eritrea, Armenia and Georgia ( Georgian დავით ). As an Ethiopian name, it means "the very beloved".

Name bearer

Ethiopian name bearers

• Dawit I (1381–1411), Emperor of Ethiopia
• Dawit II (1508–1540), Emperor of Ethiopia
• Dawit III. (1716–1721), Emperor of Ethiopia
• Dawit Seyaum (* 1996), middle distance runner

Eritrean namesake

• Dawit Haile (* 1987), road cyclist
• Dawit Isaak (* 1964), Swedish journalist of Eritrean origin

Armenian name bearers

• Dawit Safarjan (* 1989), Russian-Armenian wrestler
• Dawit Hambarzumjan (1956–1992), Soviet-Armenian water diver

Georgian name bearers

• Dawit I († 881), ruler of Tao-Klardschetien
• Dawit IV (1073–1125), King of Georgia
• Dawit IX. († 1360), King of Georgia
• Dawit Bakradse (* 1972), diplomat and politician
• Dawit Bedinadze (* 1985), wrestler
• Dawit Chintschagishvili (* 1982), rugby union player
• Dawit Chuzishvili (* 1990), wrestler
• Dawit Dephy Gogibedashvili (* 1968), writer
• Dawit Dschodschua (* 1989), chess player
• Dawit Gamqrelidse (* 1965), politician
• Dawit Guramishvili (1705–1792), poet
• Dawit Gurgenidse (* 1953), chess player
• Dawit Gwanzeladze (1937-1984), Soviet wrestler
• Dawit Kandelaki (1895–1938), Soviet politician and diplomat
• Dawit Keseraschwili (* 1978), politician
• Dawit Kewchishvili (* 1983), judoka
• Dawit Kwachadze (* 1951), boxer
• Dawit Lortkipanidse (* 1963), paleoanthropologist
• Dawit Margoschwili (* 1980), judoka
• Dawit Marsagishvili (* 1991), wrestler
• Dawit Modsmanashvili (* 1986), wrestler
• Dawit Mudschiri (* 1978), football player
• Dawit Qipiani (1951-2001), Georgian-Soviet football player and coach
• Dawit Sarajishvili (1848–1911), Georgian entrepreneur and philanthropist
• Dawit Schengelia (* 1980), Georgian-Austrian chess player
• Dawit Sicharulidze (* 1968), doctor and politician
• Dawit Siradze (* 1981), football player
• Dawit Zurabishvili (* 1957), politician
• Dawit Targamadze (* 1989), football player
• Dawit Tschimakuridze (1925-2006), Georgian-Soviet wrestler
• Dawit Tschutlaschwili (* 1983), writer and politician
• Dawit Turashvili (* 1966), writer
• Dawit Ussupashvili (* 1968), lawyer and politician

Others

• Dawit Gareja , Georgian Orthodox Monastery in Eastern Georgia

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Dawit on babynames.merschat.com (Engl.)