Everyone knows a Dave

[DebbieTheCat]

True for you?

I know 5 😄

Are you/he from the Caribbean by any chance? 😄

None. My neighbour is called David but don't know any Daves

I don't know any

Yes and I even know a dog called Dave😂😂

My cousin's called Fiona..and her dad is called Dave.

I also know 2 Davids, which is a far better name.

Two that go by Dave in my dog, a few more Davids

I forgot to name them and remembered the extra one. They're known in my head as
Dickhead Dave
Cricket Dave
The lovely Dave
Dave next door
Pervy Dave

I didn't for years until I met one and married him. We are now in a position where half the school dads seem to be Daves and the others are either Steve, Chris or Jim/James. And most of the mums are called Emma, Claire or Sarah and they all have the middle name Louise

I know a couple of Davids, but no Daves.

I've known three Davids.

Alll went by the name Davey or Davie

I'm in NE Scotland

Never known a Dave.

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/3FH9XLHz__g

At school in the 70s / 80s so many of the boys were called David, John, Andrew, Steven, Michael or Richard.

I'm 57.
Daves and Steve's aplenty!

My adorable late FIL was a Dave. I miss him so much. Can't think of any others apart from a 2 Davids I went to school with in the 80s/90s

As an aside, I run a helpline as part of my job role. I would say that approximately 75% of all men out there are called Steve or Mark 😀

Lots of them at work. It was a popular name for Gen X!

I always enjoy the '12 Daves of Christmas' on Absolute Radio - for some reason it tickles me, blokes from different random parts of the UK singing their names.

I'm Welsh and know a Dai.

Does that count?

Off the top of my head I know 4

I'm mid 60s, know a few including BIL

That's like me and the two Julies. I'm not called Julie but I'm an honorary third Julie

I bloody love that song!

Also applicable to me and my best friend in high school, he wasn't a Dave though, he was a Colin 😆
We did eventually "go out with each other" as it was known in the 80s (except our parents called it "courting" 😂)
but realised we were better off as friends and he still is one of my best mates.

At least 30 plus Dave's. Probably closer to 50 if I really think about it, I have 9 in my phone book. (Work in a big engineering company!) plus a couple of David's. A Dave the dog too.

Loads. When I was at uni there were 5 on the same floor in halls. They had various nicknames. We ran out and the last one was known as “Dave the cardboard box”.
My ex BIL is a Dave and my DSis is soon to marry another Dave, but has always been known by his nickname.
My BIL on my DH’s side is a Dave.
It was a really common name in the 60s and 70s

Dozens.

BIL. Cousin's DH. Other cousin's DH. Three neighbours within a cul-de-sac of 17 houses (ranging in age from 40 - 75). Several at work. Many friends throughout the ages (I am 50.)

I knew one David pronounced a European way who would be 12 now (Da-VEED), but other than that, I think my neighbour at 40 is the youngest.

DS is 14, he is in a school of 1000+, he only knows one David.

I only ever dated one Dave.

I don't know why it is so popular. Same as Steve.

I agree op, I knew I would love Far from The Madding Crowd when the daft sheepdog at the beginning was called George.

I heard a woman calling her dog, a small doodle type - Portia. Not sure about that, I prefer a more workaday name.

Incidentally @Redheadedstepchild , we have just come from a Deborah’s (woodchip free) house, (she is my DC’s music teacher) and she is always known as Deborah. Never Debbie, or heaven forbid - Debs. But another of my friends is a Debra, who is never known as Debra (well, only to her mum) and is always known as Debbie.
They both think our cat is named after them 😁