Martin vs David - What's the difference?
martin | david |
Any of various passerine birds of the family Hirundinidae, which also includes swallows, that catch insects whilst flying.
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* 1994 , The Merry Recluse: A Life in Essays , Counterpoint Press 2004, ISBN 1582433135, page 169:
* 2000 , Merrick , Ballantine Books (2001), ISBN 0-345-44395-0, page 157:
The second king of Judah and Israel, the successor of Saul in the Old Testament.
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common in Wales.
As a noun martin
is house martin.As a proper noun david is
.martin
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) martin (French martinet)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* house martin * martinet (bird) * sand martinSee also
* * — Wikipedia disambiguation page, a list of topics referred to as "Martin"Etymology 2
Uncertain.david
English
(wikipedia David)Proper noun
- David' Copperfield. Dwight '''David''' Eisenhower. Michelangelo's '''David'''. None of these '''Davids''' would seem the same if their names were Dave. ' David , with its final "d", sounds finished and complete, whereas Dave just kind of hangs there in the air, indefinitely.
- Well, don't think I'll settle for so little, Mr. Talbot. Or should I call you David'? I think you look like a ' David , you know, righteous and clean living and all of that.
- David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said, The Spirit of the LORD spake by me, and his word was in my tongue.