Tevita
David, in its Fijian and Tongan spelling; from Hebrew Dawid, "beloved".
Meaning and origin
Fijian and Tongan have no "d" sound in this position, so nineteenth-century Bible translators rendered David as Tevita, opening out the final syllable the way both languages require.
How to pronounce Tevita
| English (US) | teh-VEE-tah /tɛˈviːtə/ |
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