Dáithí

Dáithí or Daithí (Irish pronunciation: [ˈd̪ˠaːhiː]; Old Irish: Dathí), sometimes also anglicised without diacritics as Daithi, is an Irish male given name which means swiftness or nimbleness. It is sometimes translated as David,^[1] or used as the Irish form of David (Irish: Dáibhéad or Dáibhídh), though the two names are etymologically unrelated.

An Icelandic equivalent is Daði.^[2]

Notable people and characters with this name include:

• Daithí Burke (born 1992), Irish hurler
• Daithí Carroll (born 1987), Irish Gaelic footballer
• Daithí Casey (born 1990), Irish Gaelic footballer
• Daithí Cooney (born 1954), Irish hurler
• Daithi De Nogla (born 1992), Irish Youtuber
• Daithí Doolan (born 1968), Irish politician
• Daithí Hand, hurling manager
• Daithí Holohan (born 1956), Irish artist
• Dáithí Lacha, main character of a homonymous Irish language television cartoon series
• Daithí McKay (born 1982), Irish politician
• Dáithí Ó Conaill (1938–1991), Irish politician
• Daithí Ó Drónaí (born 1990), Irish musician
• Daithí Ó Muirí, Irish writer
• Dáithí Ó Sé (born 1976), Irish television presenter
• Daithí Regan (born 1968), Irish hurler
• Dáithí Sproule (born 1950), Irish musician
• Nath Í mac Fiachrach, known as Dathí (d.c.445)

See also

• List of Irish-language given names