Names Like Dawit — Find Similar Baby Names
Dawit is a 5-letter African boys' name meaning “Ethiopian Name Referring To The Biblical David, Meaning "Beloved."”. This page collects 117 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Dalit and Danit, African cousins like Aamori and Abasi, rhyming names ending in -wit like Wit and Selamawit, and names sharing the “ethiopian” concept like Abdimelech and Abeba.
For the full Dawit profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Dawit page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Dawit
24 baby names that differ from Dawit by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalit | 1 | Drawing Water | Hebrew | Female |
| Danit | 1 | God Is My Judge | Hebrew | Female |
| Dabi | 2 | Dearly Loved | Hebrew | Male |
| Dabir | 2 | Popular In North Africa, Meaning "Teacher, Secretary." | African | Male |
| Dacia | 2 | Meaning Unknown DAMIANA, DAMONE, DAMIA | Latin | Female |
| Dacio | 2 | From Dacia. | Spanish | Male |
| Dai | 2 | Great | Japanese | Female |
| Dain | 2 | Variant Of Dane From Denmark. | English | Male |
| Dalia | 2 | Gentle. | Arabic | Female |
| Dalis | 2 | Drawing Water | Hebrew | Female |
| Damia | 2 | Myth Name | Greek | Female |
| Damis | 2 | Dark | Arabic | Male |
| Damita | 2 | Little Noble | Spanish | Female |
| Dani | 2 | Feminine Of Daniel God Will Judge. | Spanish | Female |
| Dania | 2 | From Denmark. Also A Feminine Variant Of Daniel God Will Judge. | English | Female |
| Danil | 2 | God Will Judge | Hebrew | Male |
| Danita | 2 | Feminine Variant Of Daniel God Will Judge. | English | Female |
| Daria | 2 | Rich | Spanish | Female |
| Daric | 2 | Strong: Oak-Hearted. See Also Derek. | Irish | Male |
| Darin | 2 | Great. | English | Male |
| Dario | 2 | Rich | Spanish | Male |
| Darwin | 2 | Dear Friend. Nineteenth-Century Naturalist Charles Darwin Was The F... | English | Male |
| Dat | 2 | Accomplished, To Attain, To Achieve | Vietnamese | Male |
| Davet | 2 | Beloved | French | Male |
More African Names
24 baby names that share Dawit’s African origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Aamori | Female | |
| Abasi | Swahili Name Meaning "Stern." | Male |
| Abayomi | Of Uncertain African Origin.Means "Born To Bring Me Joy." | Male |
| Abba | Ghanaian Name For Females Born On Thursday. | Female |
| Abdalla | Swahili Equivalent Of Arabic, ABDULLAH, "Servant Of God." | Male |
| Abdelahi | Muslim Name, Popular In Somalia. Meaning Unknown. | Male |
| Abdi | Muslim Name, Popular In Somalia, Meaning "My Servant." | Male |
| Abdikarim | Muslim Name, Popular In Somalia, Meaning "Slave Of God." | Male |
| Abdimelech | Name Of An Aethiopian Eunuch Who Lived In Ancient Rome.Name Means "Servant To... | Male |
| Abdiraxman | Somali Equivalent Of Muslim, ABD AL RAHMAN, Meaning "Servant Of The Mercifull... | Male |
| Abeba | Ethiopian Female Name Meaning "Flower." | Female |
| Abebe | Amharic Of Ethiopia Name Meaning "He Has Flowered/Flourished/Grown." | Male |
| Abebi | Yoruba Of Nigeria Female Name Meaning "We Asked And Got Her" Or "We Asked For... | Female |
| Abena | Akan Of Ghana Name For Females Born On Tuesday. | Female |
| Abrafo | Ghanaian Name Meaning "Warrior" Or "Executioner."It Is A Nickname For A Troub... | Male |
| Abrihet | Tigrinya Of Ethiopia Female Name Meaning "She Has Made It Light, She Emanates... | Female |
| Acacia | "Thorny." | Female |
| Achan | Dinka Of South Sudan Name For A Female Child In The First Pair Of Twins. | Female |
| Ada | Ibo Of Nigeria Name For Firstborn Females. | Female |
| Adama | Ibo Of Nigeria Female Name Meaning "Beautiful Child" Or "Queenly." | Female |
| Adan | Yoruba Of Nigeria Name Meaning "A Large Bat."Also, The Spanish Equivalent Of... | Male |
| Adanech | Amharic And Tigrinya Of Ethiopia Female Name Meaning "She Has Rescued Them." | Female |
| Adanna | Ibo Of Nigeria Female Name Meaning "Father's Daughter." | Female |
| Addo | Ghana Name Meaning "King Of The Road." | Male |
5-Letter D-Names Like Dawit
24 names that share Dawit's exact length (5 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Dawit's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Dawit
Top 12 boys' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Dawit.
Names That Rhyme with Dawit
2 baby names that share Dawit's last 3 letters — -wit. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
Names That Start Like Dawit
13 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Dawit — Daw-. Good for parents who like Dawit's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dawn | Dawn | English | Female |
| Dawar | Wonderer | Arabic | Male |
| Dawna | The First Appearance Of Daylight: Daybreak. | English | Female |
| Dawne | The First Appearance Of Daylight: Daybreak. | English | Female |
| Dawud | Arabic Form Of David | Arabic | Male |
| Dawson | Surname. Variant Of David Beloved. | English | Male |
| Dawayne | Dark. | Irish | Male |
| Dawnika | The First Appearance Of Daylight: Daybreak. | English | Female |
| Dawnelle | The First Appearance Of Daylight: Daybreak. | English | Female |
| Dawnetta | The First Appearance Of Daylight: Daybreak. | English | Female |
| Dawnette | The First Appearance Of Daylight: Daybreak. | English | Female |
| Dawneshia | Combination Of Kyeshia (Great Joy) And Dawn (Awakening). | English | Female |
| Dawnielle | The First Appearance Of Daylight: Daybreak. | English | Female |