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What does Davis mean?
Davis 
▲ as a boys' name is pronounced DAY-viss. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Davis is "son of David". Short form of surname that was first used in the Middle Ages. Also a variant of David. Confederate President Jefferson Davis; actor Brad Davis.
STARTS WITH Da-
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, surname
Variations
VARIANTS Dave▼, Davidson, Davies, Davison, Daviss, Davy, Dayson, Dayton
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA DAVID Daffy, Dai, Daven, Davey, Davi, Davidde, Davide, Davie, Daviel, Davin, Davon▼, Davyd, Davydd, Davyn
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Davus, ..
(female) Davisa, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Davis Nikko (D.N.), ..
How popular is Davis?
Davis is a somewhat prominent first name for men (#684 out of 1220, Top 56%) and an even more prominent last name for both adults and children (#7 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Davis reached its top rank of #363 in the U.S. in the year 2001, and is currently at #507. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Popular alternative forms of Davis (#507 LAST YEAR) ranked in the Top 2000 are Dave (#1949), Daven, Davey, Davi (#1841), David (#22), Davie, Davin (#1318), Davon (#1295), Davy and Dayton (#843). Adoption of these forms of Davis reached its peak 58 years ago (ADOPTION OF 3.91%) and has become much diminished since (ADOPTION 0.61%, ▼84%). David is more universally found than the rest, though Davis has become trendy as well, while versions like Dave are no longer trendy.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Alvis, Arvis, Baris, Beavis, Bevis, Dacio, Dacius, Dain, Dallis, Dani, Danie, Danil, Darias, Daric, Darin▼, Dario▲, Darius▼, Darvin, Davar, Davian, Davien, Davion, Dawes, Denis▼, Devin▼, Elvis, Faris, Jaris, Jarvis▼, Kevis, Paris▼, Tavis, Tevis and Travis▼. These names tend to be less commonly used than Davis.
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