David is a common male English, French and Spanish given name of Hebrew origin. It is also a surname. The name David is a derivation of an ancient Mesopotamian given name and appears in the Bible as the Biblical Hebrew name ×Ö¸Ö¼×Ö´× (DÄwÄ«á¸; [dÉËËviËÃ°] , [daËvid]), meaning darling or beloved. Dudi is a common nickname for David in Hebrew, while Dave and Davy are common English nicknames. The Arabic and Assyrian versions of David are Daud (pronounced Da-ood) and DÄwÅ«d Ø¯Ø§ÙØ¯ (.
This article is about the village in Kalamazoo County. For the five townships named Richland, see Richland Township, Michigan (disambiguation). Richland is a village in Kalamazoo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 791 at the 2010 census. The village is within Richland Township, about nine miles northeast of Kalamazoo.
Wayland is a city in Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,939 at the 2000 census. The city is located at the northwest corner of Wayland Township, but is politically independent. The city has also incorporated a portion of land in the south of adjacent Leighton Township. U.S. Route 131 forms the western boundary of the city. A portion of Gun Lake also resides in Wayland Township, which is a popular summer time area because of the so called Party Island that resides in the very large lake. Al Capone actually owned a house overlooking the vast lake front.