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Davis.

A surname.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

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name/ˈdeɪ.vɪs/UK, US
  1. A surname.

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  2. A surname. A Welsh and English surname originating as a patronymic, variant of Davies.

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  3. A surname. An Irish surname, adopted as an anglicization of Ó Damháin, Ó Daimhín (whence Devine).

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  4. A surname. An Irish surname, adopted as an anglicization of Mac Dáibhidh (whence McDavid).

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  5. A male given name transferred from the surname.

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  6. A placename: A community in the Rural Municipality of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada; named for politician Thomas Osborne Davis.

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  7. A placename: A locale in the United States. A city in Yolo County, California; named for agriculturalist Jerome C. Davis.

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  8. 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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  9. A placename: A locale in the United States. An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Missouri.

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  10. A placename: A locale in the United States. A census-designated place in Carteret County, North Carolina.

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  11. 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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  12. 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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  13. A placename: A locale in the United States. An unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia.

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  14. 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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  15. A placename: A locale in the United States. A number of townships, listed under Davis Township.

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  16. A placename: Ellipsis of Davis Station; a research station in Princess Elizabeth Land in Antarctica.

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  17. Ellipsis of University of California, Davis.

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