DAUDI Origin of surname
DAUD
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This family name is a patronymic, derived from a male ancestor's personal name, in this case of biblical origin.
Daud is the Arabic equivalent of the Hebrew biblical male personal name David. David, which means "the beloved", was the youngest son of Jesse the Ephratite of Bethlehem, of the house of Judah, a descendant of Boaz and Ruth the Moabitess. The first king of united Israel and Judah, David reigned for more than 40 years.
Since the early Middle Ages, David has been one of the most popular first names among Jews. When they adopted, or were forced to take, fixed hereditary family names, David and its numerous variants became favorites with Sephardim and Ashkenazim. The most popular Sephardi names derived from David, widespread throughout the Mediterranean region, are Ben David, Avendavit, Evendavit, Davi, Abendavi, Evendavit, Abendavi, Bar David and Abu David. Ashkenazi variants include Davidi, Davidheimann, Davidis, Davides, Davidso(h)n, Davidsen, Davied, Davidt, Davisius, Davidavis, Davis, Daviel and Davidowitz. Daud is recorded as a Jewish family name among Jewish families from Yemen, who came to Israel during the 1950s.
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This family name is a patronymic, derived from a male ancestor's personal name, in this case of biblical origin.
Daud is the Arabic equivalent of the Hebrew biblical male personal name David. David, which means "the beloved", was the youngest son of Jesse the Ephratite of Bethlehem, of the house of Judah, a descendant of Boaz and Ruth the Moabitess. The first king of united Israel and Judah, David reigned for more than 40 years.
Since the early Middle Ages, David has been one of the most popular first names among Jews. When they adopted, or were forced to take, fixed hereditary family names, David and its numerous variants became favorites with Sephardim and Ashkenazim. The most popular Sephardi names derived from David, widespread throughout the Mediterranean region, are Ben David, Avendavit, Evendavit, Davi, Abendavi, Evendavit, Abendavi, Bar David and Abu David. Ashkenazi variants include Davidi, Davidheimann, Davidis, Davides, Davidso(h)n, Davidsen, Davied, Davidt, Davisius, Davidavis, Davis, Daviel and Davidowitz. Daud is recorded as a Jewish family name among Jewish families from Yemen, who came to Israel during the 1950s.