# Davey

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈdeɪvi/ · frequency rank #18,534

## Definitions
1. A diminutive of the male given name David.
2. A surname originating as a patronymic derived from David.
3. A village in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States.

## Easily confused with
- **day** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/davey-vs-day)
- **dey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/davey-vs-dey)
- **dive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/davey-vs-dive)
- **dove** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/davey-vs-dove)
- **Davy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/davey-vs-davy)
- **daze** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/davey-vs-daze)
- **David** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/davey-vs-david)
- **Davis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/davey-vs-davis)
- **Dover** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/davey-vs-dover)
- **Dewey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/davey-vs-dewey)
- **diver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/davey-vs-diver)
- **dives** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/davey-vs-dives)
- **dazed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/davey-vs-dazed)
- **doves** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/davey-vs-doves)
- **Davos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/davey-vs-davos)
- **Dawes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/davey-vs-dawes)
- **duvet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/davey-vs-duvet)
- **dived** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/davey-vs-dived)
- **dopey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/davey-vs-dopey)
- **dicey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/davey-vs-dicey)

## Common misspellings (7)
`advey`, `daevy`, `daveyy`, `davvey`, `davye`, `ddavey`, `dvaey`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/davey