Davy

Short form of David, Hebrew
"beloved"

Davy Origin and Meaning

The name Davy is a boy's name meaning "beloved".

Davy and Davey are certainly short forms that are frequently used but rarely wind up on the birth certificate. And why, since David is such a handsome, classic, yet short and simple name on its own?

# 958 in the US

Davy Rank in US Top 1000

Famous People Named Davy

  • David "Davy" Crockett
    American frontiersman and politician
  • David Thomas "Davy" Jones
    English singer of The Monkees
  • Davy Arnaud
    American soccer player
  • Davy Jones
    American racing driver
  • Davy Spillane
    Irish musician
  • Davy Klaassen
    Dutch footballer
  • Davy Pröpper
    Dutch footballer
  • Davy Burnaby
    English actor
  • David Jefferson "Davy" Jones
    American baseball player
  • David W. "Davy" Force
    American baseball player
  • David Joseph "Davy" Walsh
    Irish footballer
  • Davy Sardou
    French actor; son of singer Michel Sardou

Davy in Pop Culture

  • Davy Jones
    legendary nautical figure ("Davy Jones' Locker"), who appeared in the
  • Davy Linnell
    character in the "Sims" series
  • Davy Keith
    twin adopted by Marilla Cuthbert in the Anne of Green Gables series
  • Davy Jones
    living wooden whale in John R. Neill's novel "Lucky Bucky in Oz"
  • "Davy
    " science fiction novel by Edgar Pangborn
  • "Davy
    " 1957 British movie
  • "Davy
    " album by Coconut Records