Davy
See also: davy
English
Alternative forms
- Davie
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdeɪvi/
- Rhymes: -eɪvi
Proper noun
Davy
- A diminutive of the male given name David.
- A patronymic surname derived from David.
Quotations
- ~1599 William Shakespeare: Henry the Fifth: Act IV, Scene I:
- Tell him, I'll knock his leek about his pate
- Upon Saint Davy's day.
Derived terms
- Davy lamp
- Davy Jones
- Davy Jones’s locker
Noun
Davy (plural Davies or Davys)
- A Davy lamp.
- 1845, The Literary Gazette
- […] 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.
- 1845, The Literary Gazette
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /da.vi/
Proper noun
Davy m
- A surname derived from David.
- A male given name of modern usage.
Manx
Proper noun
Davy m
- A male given name, Manx equivalent to David
Mutation
Manx mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Davy | Ghavy | Navy |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |