Davy

See also: davy

English

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdeɪvi/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪvi

Proper noun

Davy

  1. A diminutive of the male given name David.
  2. A surname originating as a patronymic derived from David.

Derived terms

Noun

Davy (plural Davies or Davys)

  1. 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.

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /da.vi/

Proper noun

Davy m

  1. a surname derived from David
  2. a male given name of modern usage

Derived terms

Manx

Proper noun

Davy m

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English David

Mutation

Manx mutation
RadicalLenitionEclipsis
DavyGhavyNavy
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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