What is "dawit"

Dawit is a given name. Notable people with the name include:

• Dawit I, nəgusä nägäst (1382–1413), of Ethiopia, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty
• Dawit II, Emperor Anbasa Segad, birth name Lebna Dengel (1501–1540), nəgusä nägäst (1508–1540) of Ethiopia
• Dawit III, Dawit the Singer, nəgusä nägäst (1716–1721), of Ethiopia and a member of the Solomonic dynasty
• Dawit Amanuel (1862–1944), the main translator of the New Testament in the Tigre language, published in 1902
• Dawit Isaak (born 1964), Swedish-Eritrean playwright, journalist and writer
• Dawit Kebede (born 1980), Ethiopian print media journalist, winner of the 2010 CPJ International Press Freedom Award
• Dawit Mebratu (born 1984), Ethiopian football midfielder
• Dawit Wolde (born 1991), Ethiopian middle distance runner who specialises in the 1500 metres
• Dawit Yifru (born 1952), Ethiopian keyboardist and music arranger
• Bruck Dawit, Ethiopian-American audio engineer and music producer.