All of David Beckham's 51 tattoos and their meanings

Beckham is a proud owner of his 51 tattoos

35) Guardian angel

Beckham’s upper back tattoo of a guardian angel was made a year later after he got Brooklyn’s name tattoo done. The fine idea behind the design is that the angel is watching over Brooklyn’s name below. The tattoo received a lot of popularity and signified the love Beckham had for his son.


36) Cruz

Giving birth to another son, his third baby meant that Beckham had to once again visit the tattoo parlour. Beckham had Cruz’s tattoo done in the year 2005 and it featured his name in gothic script as well.


37) Book of proverbs quote

The tattoo is situated just below the cherubs on his right bicep and the text is quoted from the Book of Proverbs in the Bible. Beckham got the tattoo done to fill the ink on his right arm with a line of Hebrew text that reads: “My son, do not forget my teaching but keep my commands in your heart.”


38) 23

The tattoo is of the jersey number 23 Beckham wore at Real Madrid and LA Galaxy.


39) Brooklyn

Beckham first went under the painful needles for his lower back tattoo. The tattoo which is in Gothic script dates back to the year 1999 to mark the birth of his first child Brooklyn.

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