English and Irish: from the personal name Davy, a
medieval French vernacular form of the Biblical name David
which became common in England in the Middle Ages.Scottish: variant spelling of Davie 1.French:
variant of David.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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