Other references to old Hollywood in Singin' in the Rain include Cyd Charisse's hair style, which resembles Louise Brooks' famous bob, and Charisse's gangster boyfriend, who flips a coin like George Raft did in Scarface, Shame of a Nation (1932).
The name Dave is of English origin, and it means Diminutive form of David .
The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given to 131 new born babies. The highest recorded use of the name Dave was in 1959 with a total of 3,316 babies. (That's a lot of baby Daves). According to the 1941 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the name Dave ranks #81 in popularity as a baby boy's name in Oregon. Imagine that, 23 babies in Oregon have the same name as you in 1941. Across the entire United States a total of 872 babies also bear the same first name during the same year.