Stretchy honours for David

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I’m looking for any thoughts on these honours for [name_u]David[/name_u]. Some are stretchier than others, so let me know which work best and if you have any other ideas!
Another note, the [name_u]David[/name_u] I’m honouring has passed, so the honour is for myself, meaning it doesn’t need to be obvious. I’m also open to out-there names in the middle spot.

[name_m]Leofric[/name_m] - means “beloved ruler” which combines the meaning of [name_u]David[/name_u] and a middle name of the honoured person
[name_m]Shepherd[/name_m] - [name_u]David[/name_u] from the Bible was a shepherd
[name_u]Judah[/name_u] - [name_u]David[/name_u] was king of [name_u]Judah[/name_u]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m] - the story of [name_u]David[/name_u] is told in the books of [name_m]Samuel[/name_m]
[name_m]Amias[/name_m] - means “beloved”
[name_m]Amadeus[/name_m] / [name_f]Amadea[/name_f] - mean “beloved of God”
[name_m]Jebediah[/name_m] - means “beloved friend”
[name_m]Jedidiah[/name_m] - means “beloved of the Lord”

Thank you!

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In favor of [name_m]Shepherd[/name_m] and [name_u]Judah[/name_u] and [name_m]Samuel[/name_m].
You could also do [name_m]Jonathan[/name_m] (David’s good friend who saves him from Saul).
[name_m]Leofric[/name_m] is out there but cool sounding.

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[name_f]My[/name_f] favourites:

[name_m]Leofric[/name_m] - very cool and interesting

[name_m]Shepherd[/name_m] - charming and gentle - I like it as an honour

[name_m]Amias[/name_m] - friendly and cool

Amadeus/ea - beautiful and musical

[name_m]Jebediah[/name_m] - clunky cool

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I like some of the Welsh versions of [name_u]David[/name_u] (Dafydd, [name_u]Dai[/name_u], [name_u]Dewi[/name_u], Taffy)… they are a bit out there, so maybe they are best placed in the middle spot.

[name_m]Goliath[/name_m] could also be placed in the middle spot!

Also, surnames of famous Davids could work e.g. [name_u]Beckham[/name_u] and [name_u]Bowie[/name_u].

Other names meaning “beloved” include [name_m]Erasmus[/name_m], [name_u]Esmé[/name_u] and [name_m]Kevin[/name_m]!

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