The Davies Surname
- Meaning
- son of David
- Type
- Patronymic
- Root
- Welsh, from David
- Chiefly
- West and south Wales
From Dewi or Dafydd — David, the patron saint of Wales, whose name is Hebrew for ‘beloved’. The -ies spelling is the Welsh convention; Davis with one i is commoner in England.
It is among the three or four most numerous Welsh surnames.
Bestow the name a title it never had
An honorific Lord or Lady certificate in the Davies name, hand-finished and sealed, with a square metre of Scottish woodland dedicated alongside it. A novelty, magnificently done — and a good deal more fun than a family tree.
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