Name profile
Davis
masculine
This reflects the first name on its own. The full-name report scores the complete combination separately.
Check it with a full name ↓"Son of David" — Davis is a patronymic surname built directly on the given name David, rather than carrying a separate lexical meaning of its own.
Why it works
- English speakers will almost certainly pronounce it correctly on the first try
- spelling is short and predictable — rarely needs repeating
Popularity
Uncommon — #668 in the latest U.S. ranking.
Meaning and origin
Davis means "Son of David" — Davis is a patronymic surname built directly on the given name David, rather than carrying a separate lexical meaning of its own.
Davis functions in US usage as a transferred-surname given name; it is one of the most common surnames in English-speaking countries (7th most common in the 2000 US census) rather than a name with a distinct given-name-specific cultural tradition.
How it travels
English and Turkish are shown by default; German is included when it adds a meaningfully different reading.
Spelling stability: high — based on letter-pattern analysis, not a documented linguistic fact.
Also documented
English (IPA): /ˈdeɪ.vɪs/
Popularity without panic
Uncommon — #668 in the latest U.S. ranking.
Still uncommon, but no longer unfamiliar.
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Real-world considerations
- Spelling note: Davies.
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