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Davis

/ˈdeɪ.vɪs/ · name

Meaning

  1. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  2. A Welsh and English surname originating as a patronymic, variant of Davies.
  3. A community in the Rural Municipality of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada; named for politician Thomas Osborne Davis.
  4. A surname.
  5. An Irish surname, adopted as an anglicization of Ó Damháin, Ó Daimhín (whence Devine).
  6. An Irish surname, adopted as an anglicization of Mac Dáibhidh (whence McDavid).
  7. A placename:
  8. A locale in the United States.

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