Dictionary

Davis en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈdeɪ.vɪs/ (UK, US)

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) 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. 2015 September 9, Todd Leopold, “Band unhappy with use of ‘Eye of the Tiger’ for Kim Davis”, in CNN, archived from the original on 27 May 2023:
2. (countable, uncountable) A surname. ▸ A Welsh and English surname originating as a patronymic, variant of Davies.
3. (countable, uncountable) A surname. ▸ An Irish surname, adopted as an anglicization of Ó Damháin, Ó Daimhín (whence Devine).
4. (countable, uncountable) A surname. ▸ An Irish surname, adopted as an anglicization of Mac Dáibhidh (whence McDavid).
5. (countable, uncountable) A male given name transferred from the surname.
6. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A community in the Rural Municipality of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada; named for politician Thomas Osborne Davis.
7. (countable, uncountable) 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. 2024 May 17, Orko Manna, “Toll lane project on Interstate 80 between West Sacramento and Davis gets green light”, in KCRA, archived from the original on 22 May 2024:
8. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A locale in the United States. ▸ A village in Rock Run Township, Stephenson County, Illinois; named for founder S. J. Davis.
9. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A locale in the United States. ▸ An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Missouri.
10. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A locale in the United States. ▸ A census-designated place in Carteret County, North Carolina.
11. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A locale in the United States. ▸ A city in Garvin County and Murray County, Oklahoma; named for early settler Samuel H. Davis.
12. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A locale in the United States. ▸ A small town in Turner County, South Dakota; named for an early settler.
13. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A locale in the United States. ▸ An unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia.
14. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A locale in the United States. ▸ A town in Tucker County, West Virginia; named for senator Henry Gassaway Davis, or his family.
15. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A locale in the United States. ▸ A number of townships, listed under Davis Township.
16. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable) A placename: ▸ Ellipsis of Davis Station; a research station in Princess Elizabeth Land in Antarctica.
    alt of Davis Station
    • The average high December temperature at Davis, Australia’s southernmost Antarctic scientific research station, is 2.4 degrees Celsius, or 36 degrees Fahrenheit. 2013 December 2, “Copter crashes during Antarctica science mission; 3 injured”, in CNN, archived from the original on 06 Dec 2013:
17. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable) Ellipsis of University of California, Davis.
    alt of Davis
    alt of University of California

Forms

Deriveds

Davis Station · Davis Junction · Davis Line · Davis County · Davisian · Davis Creek · Abdallat-Davis-Farrage syndrome · Glen Davis · Jeff Davis County · Mount Davis · Davis-Barnes effect · Jefferson Davis Parish · Fort Davis · Davis Mountains · Jefferson Davis County · Davis Strait

Translations (3)

ru Дэ́вис (transliteration of the English name "Davis") · el Ντέιβις (transliteration of the English name "Davis") · cmn 戴維斯 /戴维斯 (transliteration of the English name "Davis")