davis

/D EY1 V AH0 S/

noun

1
A surname
2
A Welsh and English surname originating as a patronymic, variant of Davies.
3
An Irish surname, adopted as an anglicization of Ó Damháin, Ó Daimhín (whence Devine).
4
An Irish surname, adopted as an anglicization of Mac Dáibhidh (whence McDavid).
5
A male given name transferred from the surname.
6
A placename:
7
A community in the Rural Municipality of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada; named for politician Thomas Osborne Davis.
8
A locale in the United States.
9
A city in Yolo County, California; named for agriculturalist Jerome C. Davis.
10
A village in Rock Run Township, Stephenson County, Illinois; named for founder S. J. Davis.
11
An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Missouri.
12
A census-designated place in Carteret County, North Carolina.
13
A city in Garvin County and Murray County, Oklahoma; named for early settler Samuel H. Davis.
14
A small town in Turner County, South Dakota; named for an early settler.
15
An unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia.
16
A town in Tucker County, West Virginia; named for senator Henry Gassaway Davis, or his family.
17
A number of townships, listed under Davis Township.
18
University of California, Davis.
19
Ellipsis of Davis Station; a research station in Princess Elizabeth Land in Antarctica. [A research station in Princess Elizabeth Land in Antarctica.]

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