Dāvids is both a Latvian masculine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...

. It is a cognate of the given name

David David (; , "beloved one") was a king of ancient Israel and Judah and the third king of the United Monarchy, according to the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament. The Tel Dan stele, an Aramaic-inscribed stone erected by a king of Aram-Dam ...

. Individuals named Dāvids include: * Dāvids Beika (1885—1946), Latvian Marxist revolutionary, political activist, publicist and Soviet intelligence officer * Dāvids Kalandija (born 1993), Latvian singer, judo, and MMA fighter *

Dāvids Sīmansons Dāvids Sīmansons (4 April 1859 – 13 January 1933) was the first commander-in-chief of the Latvian National Armed Forces, Latvian Army. He was also a general of the Latvian Land Forces, Latvian Army, major general of the Imperial Russian Army ...

(1859—1933), Latvian Army officer * Dāvids Vīksne (born 2000), Latvian basketball player

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