Dave

Meanings

1. A diminutive of the male given name David, also used as a formal given name.
2. A surname from Gujarati from Gujarati દવે (dave, “(one who has studied) two Vedas”).
3. A female given name.

1. To assuage; soften; mitigate; relieve; calm; alleviate (pain).

Etymology

From Middle English deven, deaven (“to make deaf”), from Old English dēafian (“to wax or become deaf”) and Old Norse deyfa (“to make deaf, make blunt, numb, soothe, allay”). Cognate with dialectal Norwegian døyva (“to deafen, make dull”).

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