Beloved
Dava is a rare feminine variant of David, which is derived from the Hebrew name Dawid. It shares the same root meaning of 'beloved' and serves as a modern, shortened alternative to Davina or Davida.
Less common today
Dava isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #4,851 in 1997.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Science writer and author of 'Longitude'
Former Deputy Administrator of NASA and aerospace engineer
