Davis

See also: davis, Dāvis, daviš, and dávíš

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdeɪvɪs/
• Rhymes: -eɪvɪs

Proper noun

Davis

1. A Welsh and English surname originating as a patronymic, a variant of Davies.
2. An Irish surname, adopted as an anglicization of Ó Damháin, Ó Daimhín (whence Devine).
3. An Irish surname, adopted as an anglicization of Mac Dáibhidh (whence McDavid).
4. A male given name transferred from the surname.
5. An unincorporated community in Saskatchewan, Canada; named for politician Thomas Osborne Davis.
6. A locale in the United States.
   1. A city in Yolo County, California; named for agriculturalist Jerome C. Davis.
   2. A city in Oklahoma; named for early settler Samuel H. Davis.
   3. A village in Illinois; named for founder S. J. Davis.
   4. A town in Tucker County, West Virginia; named for senator Henry Gassaway Davis, or his family.
   5. A census-designated place in North Carolina.
   6. A town in South Dakota; named for an early settler.
   7. An unincorporated community in Missouri.
   8. An unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia.
7. University of California, Davis.

Derived terms

• Davis County
• Fort Davis
• Jeff Davis County
• Jefferson Davis County
• Jefferson Davis Parish

 

Translations

transliteration of the English name "Davis"

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 戴維斯／戴维斯 (zh) (Dàiwéisī), 戴维斯 (zh) (Dàiwéisī)

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• Greek: Ντέιβις (Ntéivis)
• Russian: Дэ́вис (ru) (Dɛ́vis)

surname derived from David — see Davidson

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Davis is the 8^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1,116,357 individuals. Davis is most common among White (62.2%) and Black/African American (31.6%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Vidas, divas, vasid

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from English Davis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de.vis/

Proper noun

Davis ?

1. a surname from English