Dewi Explained

Dewi may refer to either a Welsh or Southeast Asian name. Neither is pronounced as "dewy".

Welsh name

Dewi (pronounced as /cy/, also pronounced as /cy/ or pronounced as /cy/) is an alternate or diminutive form of the Welsh masculine given name Dafydd ("David").

It is most famously borne by the patron saint of Wales, Saint David (cy|Dewi Sant|link=no).

It may also refer to:

• Dewi Bebb, a Welsh rugby player
• Dewi Bridges, a Welsh bishop
• Dewi Griffiths, a Welsh television producer and radio host
• Dewi Morgan, a Welsh bard
• Dewi Morris, a rugby player who played for England
• Dewi Nantbrân, a Welsh friar
• Dewi Zephaniah Phillips, a Welsh philosopher

Asian name

Dewi (in Malayalam pronounced as /ˈdewi/) is also the Indonesian and Malay version of the Hindu devi ("goddess").

It may refer to:

• Dewi Danu, the Balinese water goddess
• Dewi Sri, the Javanese goddess of rice and fertility
• "Dewi", a single by Indonesian singer Once
• Dewi Persik, an Indonesian dangdut singer
• Dewi Sartika, an Indonesian educator
• Dewi Sandra, an Indonesian singer and model
• Dewi Sukarno, former wife of Indonesian President Sukarno
• Sandra Dewi, an Indonesian actress and model
• Dewi Driegen, a part-Indonesian Dutch model
• Dewi Claire Schreefel, a part-Indonesian Dutch golfer
• Dewi Lestari Simangunsong (born 1976), Indonesian writer, singer, and songwriter

See also

• Devi (disambiguation)
• Deva (disambiguation) and Dewa (disambiguation), variations of the male form of Dewi
• Dai (given name)
• David (name)
• Davy (given name)
• Dafydd, name
• Dewey (given name)