David is a Hebrew name with the meaning "Beloved". As David is beloved by his family, this is quite a fitting name. His middle name is James, another Hebrew name, this one meaning "Supplanter". He is the first of his siblings to begin the pattern of having his intials as DJD (or JDD) which all of his remaining siblings will follow. Deveaux is an old French surname, which was given to people who lived near a certain hill, stream, church or specific tree.