Associations to the word «Davis»

Wiktionary

DAVIS, proper noun. A common patronymic surname​ derived from David; variant of Davies
DAVIS, proper noun. Any of a number of places named after people with the surname, including a city in California
DAVIS, proper noun. A university in Davis, California (University of California, Davis)

Dictionary definition

DAVIS, noun. English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605).
DAVIS, noun. United States painter who developed an American version of cubism (1894-1964).
DAVIS, noun. United States jazz musician; noted for his trumpet style (1926-1991).
DAVIS, noun. American statesman; president of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War (1808-1889).
DAVIS, noun. United States tennis player who donated the Davis Cup for international team tennis competition (1879-1945).
DAVIS, noun. United States film actress (1908-1989).

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats