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Davy

proper nounnounattested in dialogue

  • //ˈdeɪvi//

A diminutive of the male given name David.

proper noun

  1. 1

    A diminutive of the male given name David.

    Tell him, I'll knock his leek about his pate Upon Saint Davy's day.

  2. 2

    A surname originating as a patronymic derived from David.

noun

  1. 1

    A Davy lamp.

    […] the experience of more than one of the best-regulated collieries of the north of England, where a vast number of Davies are in daily use.

Forms

plural
Davies, Davys
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