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Not all Irish given names have English equivalents, though most names have an anglicised form. Some Irish names have false cognates, i.e. names that look similar but are not etymologically related, e.g. Áine is commonly accepted as the Irish equivalent of the etymologically unrelated names Anna and Anne. During the "Irish revival", some Irish ...
Davis is a surname of English and Welsh origin. As an English surname it may be a corruption of Davy or a reference to King David in the Old Testament. As a Welsh surname may be a corruption of Dyfed, related to Irish colonists who occupied an area of southwest Wales in the late third century and established a dynasty there which lasted five centuries.
Davis McCaughey (1914–2005), Irish-Australian theologian; Davis McCombs (born 1969), American poet; Davis Mell (1604–1662), English clockmaker; Davis Mensah (born 1991), Ghanaian-Italian footballer; Davis Miller, American author; Davis Mills (born 1998), American football player; Davis Murwendo (born 1998), Zimbabwean cricketer
Davies is a patronymic Welsh surname meaning "son of David". It is the second most common surname in Wales, a rank it shares with "Williams", and the eighth most common surname in England, where many people have Welsh ancestry. [2]
Emma Davis (born 1983), Irish triathlete; Emma Lu Davis (1905–1988), American sculptor; Enoch Douglas Davis (1908–1995), American writer; Eoin Davis (born 2000), Irish hurler; Erik Davis (born 1967), American writer; Erik Davis (baseball) (born 1986), American baseball player; Erin Davis (born 1962), Canadian radio personality
A first name may be modified by an adjective to distinguish its bearer from other people with the same name. Mór ("big") and Óg ("young") are used to distinguish parent and child, like "senior" and "junior" are used in English, but are placed between the given name and the surname, e.g. Seán Óg Ó Súilleabháin corresponds to "John O'Sullivan Jr." (anglicised surnames often omit O ...
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Davison is a patronymic surname, a contraction of Davidson, meaning "son of Davie (the pet form of David)".There are alternate spellings, including those common in the British Isles and Scandinavia: Davisson, Daveson, Davidsson, and Davidsen.