Save Type Surname (from given name) Usage English, Scottish Pronounced Pron. DAY-vis(English) [key·IPA] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Means "son of David". This was the surname of the revolutionary jazz trumpet player Miles Davis (1926-1991). Related NamesDetails VariantsDavid, Davids, Davidson, Davies, Davison, Day(English) Davies(Scottish) Other Languages & CulturesDavidyan, Davtyan(Armenian) David(Czech) Davidsen(Danish) David, Daviau(French) David(German) Dávid(Hungarian) Mac Daibhéid, McDevitt(Irish) David(Jewish) David(Portuguese) David(Romanian) Davidović(Serbian) Dávid(Slovak) David(Welsh) Given Name DescendantDavis(English) Categories baseball players, blues musicians, child actors, isograms, NBA players, rappers, Star Wars actors, Taylor Swift songs, Will and Grace characters
