Davey

Davey [ deɪvi ] is an English personal name.

It represents a short or pet form of the first name David and preserves a französisierende convention in writing from the Middle English. Other forms are Davy and - especially in Scotland - Davie. He has also found use as a family, like many other names, the oldest document dates back to the 1198.

Bearers of the name

First name

• Davey Armstrong ( born 1955 ), American boxer
• Davey Arthur (born 1954 ), Irish musician
• Davey Barr ( b. 1977 ), Canadian skiers
• Davey Boy Smith (1962-2002), British wrestler
• Davey Graham (1940-2008), British musician
• Davey Hamilton (born 1962 ), American racing driver
• Davey Havok ( born 1975 ), American musician
• Davey Johnstone ( born 1951 ), British guitarist
• Davey Lee (1925-2008), American child actor
• Davey Moore (1933-1963), American boxer
• Davey Moore (1959-1988), American boxer
• Davey O'Brien (1917-1977), American football player
• Davey Richards ( b. 1983 ), American wrestler
• Davey Williams ( born 1952 ), American musician
• Davey von Bohlen ( born 1975 ), American musician

Last name

• Allen M. Davey (1894-1946), American Cinematographer
• Bruce Davey, Australian film producer
• Charlie Davey (1887-1964), British racing driver
• Damian Davey (born 1964 ), British actor and singer
• Edward Davey (born 1965 ), British politician
• Frank Davey ( born 1940 ), Canadian poet, writer and former university lecturer
• Gerry Davey (1914-1977), British ice hockey player and umpire
• Horace Davey, Baron Davey (1833-1907), British lawyer and politician
• Mark Robert Davey ( born 1968 ), British art photographer
• Mark Wing- Davey ( born 1948 ), British actor and director
• Martin Davey (1884-1946), American politician
• Richard Davey (1799-1884), British politician
• Robert C. Davey (1853-1908), American politician
• Seamus Davey - Fitzpatrick (* 1998), American film actor
• Thomas Davey (1758-1823), British officer, Lieutenant-Governor of Tasmania

Place name

• Davey (Nebraska )