Davey

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Davey

/ˈdeɪvi/ UK

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proper noun Davie · Davy

A diminutive of the male given name David. Worse, if your name is Dave, the only possible nickname is "Davey", which makes you sound like you should be wearing a coonskin cap.
A surname originating as a patronymic derived from David.
A village in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States.

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Closest in meaning: dave, david, hull, afloat, davy, davie, davo, davina, danny, davin, dovid, davion, doug, davis, daveon, dickie

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@misc{davey_2026,
  title = {Davey},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/davey},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}