Davies
/ˈdeɪ.viːz/noun
A Welsh and English surname meaning “son of David.”
Did you know?Davies is a patronymic surname, and its final -s is a medieval English/Welsh way of marking “son of,” not a plural.
Etymological Timeline
Hebrew Bible
Hebrew
Dāwīḏ
“David, a personal name traditionally understood as “beloved””
Greek Septuagint
Greek
Dauíd
“Greek form of David”
Latin Vulgate
Latin
David
“Latin biblical name form”
Medieval Welsh
Welsh
Dafydd
“Welsh form of David”
Middle English / Modern Welsh surname formation
English/Welsh
Davies
““Son of David” surname”