how to pronounce dave

/ˈdɛɪv/

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dave is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of dave in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… like regular ratios Dave hickeys sought …”

meanings of dave

name:

A Gujarati surname from Sanskrit द्विवेदिन् (dvivedin, “(one who has studied) two Vedas").
A female given name.
A diminutive of the male given name David, also used as a formal given name.

verb:

To assuage; soften; mitigate; relieve; calm; alleviate (pain).

dave frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word dave occurs in english on average 27.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.