Dewi may refer to either a

Welsh Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, referring or related to Wales * Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales * Welsh people People * Welsh (surname) * Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peop ...

Southeast Asian Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South-eastern Asia or SEA, is the geographical south-eastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of mainland ...

name. Neither is pronounced as "

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Welsh name

Dewi (, also or ) is an alternate or

diminutive A diminutive is a root word that has been modified to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment. A (abbreviated ) is a word-formati ...

form of the

masculine Masculinity (also called manhood or manliness) is a set of attributes, behaviors, and roles associated with men and boys. Masculinity can be theoretically understood as socially constructed, and there is also evidence that some behaviors con ...

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Dafydd Dafydd is a Welsh masculine given name, related to David, and more rarely a surname. People so named include: Given name Medieval era :''Ordered chronologically'' * Dafydd ab Owain Gwynedd (c. 1145-1203), Prince of Gwynedd * Dafydd ap Gruffydd (123 ...

David David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...

"). It is most famously borne by the

patron saint A patron saint, patroness saint, patron hallow or heavenly protector is a saint who in Catholicism, Anglicanism, or Eastern Orthodoxy is regarded as the heavenly advocate of a nation, place, craft, activity, class, clan, family, or perso ...

Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...

Saint David Saint David ( cy, Dewi Sant; la, Davidus; ) was a Welsh bishop of Mynyw (now St Davids) during the 6th century. He is the patron saint of Wales. David was a native of Wales, and tradition has preserved a relatively large amount of detail ab ...

( cy, Dewi Sant, link=no). It may also refer to: *

Dewi Bebb Dewi Iorwerth Ellis Bebb (7 August 1938 – 14 March 1996)
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, a Welsh rugby player *

Dewi Bridges Dewi Morris Bridges (18 November 1933 – 18 May 2015) was a Welsh Anglican bishop. He was the Bishop of Swansea and Brecon from 1988 until 1998. Bridges was born in Beaufort in Brecknockshire on 18 November 1933. He was educated at the St David ...

, a Welsh bishop *

Dewi Griffiths Dewi Griffiths (born 16 August 1931) is a BBC radio host and former Welsh television producer. He joined BBC Wales from the Royal Air Force where he became a producer of TV sports programmes, notably rugby union broadcasts. After his retirement, h ...

, a Welsh television producer and radio host *

Dewi Morgan Dewi Morgan (1877 – 1 April 1971), also known by his bardic name "Dewi Teifi", was a Welsh bard, scholar and journalist, who won the Chair at the 1925 National Eisteddfod of Wales in Pwllheli with his important awdl recounting the legend of Cantr ...

, a Welsh bard *

Dewi Morris Dewi Morris (born ) is a former rugby union footballer, who played scrum half for England. Morris was born in Crickhowell, Breconshire, Wales, and graduated from Crewe & Alsager College. He made his England debut in 1988, as a twenty-four yea ...

, a rugby player who played for England * Dewi Nantbrân, *

Dewi Zephaniah Phillips Dewi Zephaniah Phillips (24 November 1934 – 25 July 2006), known as D. Z. Phillips or simply DZ, was a Welsh philosopher. He was a leading proponent of the Wittgensteinian philosophy of religion. He had an academic career spanning five decad ...

, a Welsh philosopher

Asian name

Dewi () is also the

Indonesian Indonesian is anything of, from, or related to Indonesia, an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It may refer to: * Indonesians, citizens of Indonesia ** Native Indonesians, diverse groups of local inhabitants of the archipelago ** Indonesian ...

and

Malay Malay may refer to: Languages * Malay language or Bahasa Melayu, a major Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore ** History of the Malay language, the Malay language from the 4th to the 14th century ** Indonesi ...

version of the

Hindu Hindus (; ) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism.Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pages 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for ...

devi Devī (; Sanskrit: देवी) is the Sanskrit word for 'goddess'; the masculine form is ''deva''. ''Devi'' and ''deva'' mean 'heavenly, divine, anything of excellence', and are also gender-specific terms for a deity in Hinduism. The conce ...

goddess A goddess is a female deity. In many known cultures, goddesses are often linked with literal or metaphorical pregnancy or imagined feminine roles associated with how women and girls are perceived or expected to behave. This includes themes of s ...

"). It may refer to: *

Dewi Danu Dewi Danu is the water goddess of the Balinese Hindus, who call their belief-system Agama Tirta, or ''belief-system of the water''. She is one of two supreme deities in the Balinese tradition. See also *Danu (Asura) External links *''Ulun Danu ...

, the Balinese water goddess *

Dewi Sri Dewi Sri or Shridevi (Javanese language, Javanese: ꦢꦺꦮꦶꦱꦿꦶ, Balinese language, Balinese: ᬤᬾᬯᬶᬲ᭄ᬭᬶ, Dewi Sri)(Sundanese language, Sundanese: ᮑᮄ ᮕᮧᮠᮎᮤ ᮞᮀᮠᮡᮀ ᮃᮞᮢᮤ, Nyai Pohaci Sanghyang ...

, the Javanese goddess of rice and fertility *"Dewi", a single by Indonesian singer

Once Once means a one-time occurrence. Once may refer to: Music * ''Once'' (Pearl Jam song), a 1991 song from the album ''Ten'' * ''Once'' (Roy Harper album), a 1990 album by Roy Harper * ''Once'' (The Tyde album), a 2001 debut album by The Tyd ...

Dewi Persik Dewi Muria Agung (born 16 December 1985), better known by her stage name Dewi Persik (also spelled Dewi Perssik) and nicknamed Depe after her monogram, is an Indonesian dangdut singer. Biography Persik was born Dewi Muria Agung in Jember, East J ...

, an Indonesian dangdut singer *

Dewi Sartika Dewi Sartika (4 December 188411 September 1947) was an advocate for and pioneer of education for women in Indonesia. She founded the first school for women in the Dutch East Indies. She was honoured as a National Hero of Indonesia in 1966. Biogra ...

, an Indonesian educator *

Dewi Sandra Dewi Sandra Killick or better known as Dewi Sandra (born 3 April 1980) is a Brazilian-born Indonesian singer, actress, dancer and model of mixed English and Betawi people, Betawi descent. Biography Sandra was born in Brazil on 3 April 1980. She ...

, an Indonesian singer and model *

Dewi Sukarno , complete name , widely known in Japan as Dewi Fujin (デヴィ夫人, ''Lady Dewi'', ''Madame Dewi''), is a Japanese-born Indonesian businesswoman, socialite, television personality and philanthropist. She was one of the wives of the first Presi ...

, former wife of Indonesian President Sukarno *

Sandra Dewi Monica Nicholle Sandra Dewi Gunawan Basri (August 8, 1983) is an Indonesian model and actress. She is also a brand ambassador to Indonesian and South East Asian Products Biography Dewi was born in Pangkal Pinang, Bangka on August 8, 1983. She ...

, an Indonesian actress and model *

Dewi Driegen Dewi Driegen (born 15 September 1982 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands), is a Dutch model. Her mother is a quarter Indonesian. Driegen was discovered at the age of thirteen by an Elite Model Management Amsterdam modeling scout but decided to stay ...

, a part-Indonesian Dutch model * Dewi Claire Schreefel, a part-Indonesian Dutch golfer

Businesses

*''Dewi'', an Indonesian fashion magazine