Davy

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Davy

  1. A diminutive of the male given name David.
  2. A patronymic surname derived from David.

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Quotations [edit]

  • ~1599 William Shakespeare: Henry the Fifth: Act IV, Scene I:
    Tell him, I'll knock his leek about his pate
    Upon Saint Davy's day.

French [edit]

Proper noun [edit]

Davy m

  1. A surname derived from David.
  2. A male given name of modern usage.

Manx [edit]

Proper noun [edit]

Davy m

  1. A male given name, Manx equivalent to David