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What does Davy mean?
Davy 
as a boys' name (also used as girls' name Davy) is a Hebrew and Old English name, and the name Davy means "beloved; son of David". Davy is an alternate spelling of David (Hebrew). Davy is also a form of Davis (Old English).
STARTS WITH Da-
ASSOCIATED WITH old english
Variations
RELATIONS VIA DAVID, DAVIS Daffy, Daffyd, Dafydd, Dai, Dave▼, Daven, Davide, Daviel, Davies, Davin, Daviss, Davon▼, Davyd, Davydd, Davyn
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Davy Jadiel (D.J.), ..
How popular is Davy?
Davy is a rare given name for males but a very popular last name for all people (#9401 out of 150436, Top 6%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Davy entered the list in 1930-1939 and reached its highest position of #962 in the U.S. in the 1950s, but is not found in the list currently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
David (#22 IN RECENT RANKINGS), Davis (#507), Davon (#1295), Davin (#1318), Davi (#1841), Dave (#1949), Daven, Davey and Davie are the popular variation forms of Davy. Other variants, like Dafydd, are seldom used. Adoption of these forms of Davy reached its highest in the 1960s (MEDIAN #1156) and has become much lower since (#1493, ▼85%). David is a perennial favorite, although Davis seems to be gaining favor too, while forms like Davon are no longer trendy.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Alvy, Arvy, Da-, Dabny, Dace, Dacey, Dack, Dacy, Dade, Daeg, Dael, Dag, Dagny, Dago, Dahey, Dahy, Daicy, Daily, Dain, Dal, Dale▼, Daley, Daly, Dalyn, Dan▼, Dana▼, Danby, Dandy, Dane, Dani, Dann, Danny▼, Danya, Dar, Darby, Darcy, Dard, Darry, Darsy, Dart, Daryl▼, Daryn, Davar, Davyan, Davyen, Davyon, Daw, Dawe, Dax▲, Day, Daye, Dev, Devyn▼, Dexy, Dory, Dov, Dray, Garvy, Harvy and Levy. These names tend to be more frequently used than Davy.
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