Carlos vs Dave - What's the difference?
carlos | dave |
A diminutive of the male given name David.
* 1994 , The Merry Recluse: A Life in Essays , Counterpoint Press 2004, ISBN 1582433135, page 169, 170:
As a proper noun carlos
is of (etyl) and (etyl) origin english equivalent: charles.As a verb dave is
to assuage; soften; mitigate; relieve; calm; alleviate (pain).dave
English
Proper noun
(en proper noun)- David, with its final "d", sounds finished and complete, whereas Dave' just kind of hangs there in the air, indefinitely. - - - Worse, if your name is ' Dave , the only possible nickname is "Davey", which makes you sound like you should be wearing a coonskin cap.