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