Davis

proper nouncommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈdeɪ.vɪs//

A surname.

proper noun

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A surname.
The use of “Eye of the Tiger” at a rally for Kentucky clerk Kim Davis has Survivor’s Jim Peterik “risin’ up to the challenge” – and threatening action.
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A surname. A Welsh and English surname originating as a patronymic, variant of Davies.
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A surname. An Irish surname, adopted as an anglicization of Ó Damháin, Ó Daimhín (whence Devine).
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A surname. An Irish surname, adopted as an anglicization of Mac Dáibhidh (whence McDavid).
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A male given name transferred from the surname.
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A placename: A community in the Rural Municipality of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada; named for politician Thomas Osborne Davis.
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A placename: A locale in the United States. A city in Yolo County, California; named for agriculturalist Jerome C. Davis.
Drivers like the idea of increasing traffic flow and reducing congestion on the portion of I-80 between Davis and West Sacramento.
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A placename: A locale in the United States. A village in Rock Run Township, Stephenson County, Illinois; named for founder S. J. Davis.
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A placename: A locale in the United States. An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Missouri.
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A placename: A locale in the United States. A census-designated place in Carteret County, North Carolina.
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A placename: A locale in the United States. A city in Garvin County and Murray County, Oklahoma; named for early settler Samuel H. Davis.
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A placename: A locale in the United States. A small town in Turner County, South Dakota; named for an early settler.
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A placename: A locale in the United States. An unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia.
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A placename: A locale in the United States. A town in Tucker County, West Virginia; named for senator Henry Gassaway Davis, or his family.
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A placename: A locale in the United States. A number of townships, listed under Davis Township.
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Variant of Davis StationA placename: Ellipsis of Davis Station; a research station in Princess Elizabeth Land in Antarctica.
The average high December temperature at Davis, Australia’s southernmost Antarctic scientific research station, is 2.4 degrees Celsius, or 36 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Variant of University of CaliforniaEllipsis of University of California, Davis.

Forms

plural: Davises

Davidson · An English and Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.Davies · A Welsh and English surname originating as a patronymic…Davina · A female given name from Hebrew, a feminine form of David.

Davis · A surname.

davy · An affidavit, a legally binding statement or oath Davy · A diminutive of the male given name David.dawg · Term of address for a close, usually male, friend.

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