Davey

English

Alternative forms

• Davie
• Davy

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdeɪvi/

Proper noun

Davey

1. A diminutive of the male given name David.
   • 1994, Caroline Knapp, The Merry Recluse: A Life in Essays, Counterpoint Press, published 2004, →ISBN, page 170:

     Worse, if your name is Dave, the only possible nickname is "Davey", which makes you sound like you should be wearing a coonskin cap.

2. A surname originating as a patronymic derived from David.
3. A village in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States.

Derived terms

• Davey Jones
• Davey Jones's locker

Anagrams

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