# Davies

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈdeɪvɪs/ · frequency rank #7,905

## Definitions
1. A Welsh and English surname originating as a patronymic derived from the given name Davy/Davey/Davie or David.

## Easily confused with
- **dies** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/davies-vs-dies)
- **Davis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/davies-vs-davis)
- **dives** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/davies-vs-dives)
- **doves** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/davies-vs-doves)
- **Davos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/davies-vs-davos)
- **Dawes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/davies-vs-dawes)
- **duties** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/davies-vs-duties)
- **devils** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/davies-vs-devils)
- **devices** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/davies-vs-devices)
- **Dave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dave-vs-davies)
- **dais** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dais-vs-davies)
- **David** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/david-vs-davies)
- **dates** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dates-vs-davies)
- **Davey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/davey-vs-davies)
- **dares** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dares-vs-davies)
- **Danes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/danes-vs-davies)
- **dames** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dames-vs-davies)
- **dales** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dales-vs-davies)
- **Daniel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daniel-vs-davies)
- **dances** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dances-vs-davies)

## Common misspellings (6)
`daives`, `daveis`, `daviess`, `davvies`, `ddavies`, `dvaies`

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