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Davis
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davis Dāvis daviš dávíš
English
Pronunciation
en /ˈdeɪ.vɪs/ UK,US
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Davis.wav Southern England
en eɪvɪs 2
Proper noun
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en.
en Todd Leopold Band unhappy with use of ‘Eye of the Tiger’ for Kim Davis w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2015/09/09/entertainment/eye-of-the-tiger-kim-davis-survivor-feat/index.html 2015-09-09 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20230527202830/https://www.cnn.com/2015/09/09/entertainment/eye-of-the-tiger-kim-davis-survivor-feat/index.html
en Welsh and English patronymics Davies.
en Irish, adopted as an anglicization of ga Ó Damháin, ga Ó Daimhín (whence en Devine).
en Irish, adopted as an anglicization of ga Mac Dáibhidh (whence en McDavid).
en male surnames.
A placename:
en community rurmun/Prince Albert p/Saskatchewan c/Canada ; named for politician Thomas Osborne Davis (Canadian politician) Thomas Osborne Davis.
en locale c/US.
en city co/Yolo County s/California ; named for agriculturalist Jerome C. Davis.
en Orko Manna Toll lane project on Interstate 80 between West Sacramento and Davis gets green light w:KCRA https://www.kcra.com/article/interstate-80-west-sacramento-davis-toll-booth/60830389 2024-05-17 Drivers like the idea of increasing traffic flow and reducing congestion on the portion of I-80 between Davis and West Sacramento. https://web.archive.org/web/20240522183741/https://www.kcra.com/article/interstate-80-west-sacramento-davis-toll-booth/60830389
en village twp:Suf/Rock Run co/Stephenson County s/Illinois ; named for founder S. J. Davis.
en ucomm co/Lincoln County s/Missouri.
en CDP co/Carteret County s/North Carolina.
en city co/Garvin County and co/Murray County s/Oklahoma ; named for early settler Samuel H. Davis.
en small town co/Turner County s/South Dakota ; named for an early settler.
en ucomm co/Logan County s/West Virginia.
en town co/Tucker County s/West Virginia ; named for senator Henry Gassaway Davis, or his family.
en A number of <<townships>>, listed under Davis Township.
en Davis Station; en research station in region/Princess Elizabeth Land in cont/Antarctica 1.
en Copter crashes during Antarctica science mission; 3 injured w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2013/12/02/world/asia/antarctica-australia-helicopter-crash 2013-12-02 The average high December temperature at Davis, Australia’s southernmost Antarctic scientific research station, is 2.4 degrees Celsius, or 36 degrees Fahrenheit. https://web.archive.org/web/20131206080615/https://www.cnn.com/2013/12/02/world/asia/antarctica-australia-helicopter-crash
en w:University of California, Davis.
Derived terms
en Abdallat-Davis-Farrage syndrome Davis County Davis Creek Davis Junction Davis Line Davis Mountains Davis Station Davis Strait Davis-Barnes effect Davisian Fort Davis Glen Davis Jeff Davis County Jefferson Davis County Jefferson Davis Parish Mount Davis
Translations
transliteration of the English name "Davis"
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 戴維斯 Dàiwéisī
Greek: el Ντέιβις
Russian: ru Дэ́вис
surname derived from David Davidson
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Davis is the 8th 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
en adisv Vidas divas vasid
en Places in Antarctica Universities
French
Etymology
fr :bor en:Davis
fr en Davis.
Pronunciation
déviss
Proper noun
fr English
Spanish
Pronunciation
Deivis +
Proper noun
mfbysense
es English