Davina

Hebrew

"little deer"

Davina Origin and Meaning

The name Davina is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "little deer".

A Scottish favorite that could make it here thanks to its similarity to the word divine. It's the most popular of several feminizations of David used in Scotland, including Davida, Davinia and Davidina, which have less of a chance in the U.S. It reentered the US Top 1000 for the first time in two decades in 2016.

Davina Rank in US Top 1000

# 647 in the US

Davina Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 737 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Davina

• 647 US 2024
• 737 Nameberry 2025
• 625 Future 2028
• 423 Germany 2016

20 Names Similar to Davina

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Famous People Named Davina

• Davina Elizabeth Alice Benedikte "Denny" Lewis daughter of the Duke of Gloucester, in line to the British throne
• Davina Lucy Pascale McCall English television presenter
• Davina Bussey American R&B singer
• Davina Kotulski American LGBT activist and author
• Davina Whitehouse (born Eileen Eliza Smith) New Zealand actress
• Davina Sowers American jazz/blues singer
• Davina Smith Australian TV journalist
• Davina Sofi Azzi daughter of Athena Massey & Tony Azzi

The name Davina in Pop Culture

• Davina Bat character from TV series "The Worst Witch"
• Davina Claire character from the TV series "The Originals"
• Davina Crestejo minor character from TV's Dollhouse
• Davina Shackleton character from TV's Waterloo Road
• Davina character from TV series "Transparent"