Antonyms for
davis
A surname
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No Antonyms Found for Davis

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All Definitions for Davis

Below are all the dictionary definitions of davis:

1A surname
2A Welsh and English surname originating as a patronymic, variant of Davies.
3An Irish surname, adopted as an anglicization of Ó Damháin, Ó Daimhín (whence Devine).
4An Irish surname, adopted as an anglicization of Mac Dáibhidh (whence McDavid).
5A male given name transferred from the surname.
6A placename:
7A community in the Rural Municipality of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada
8Amed for politician Thomas Osborne Davis.
9A locale in the United States.
10A city in Yolo County, California
11Amed for agriculturalist Jerome C. Davis.
12A village in Rock Run Township, Stephenson County, Illinois
13Amed for founder S. J. Davis.
14An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Missouri.
15A census-designated place in Carteret County, North Carolina.
16A city in Garvin County and Murray County, Oklahoma
17Amed for early settler Samuel H. Davis.
18A small town in Turner County, South Dakota
19Amed for an early settler.
20An unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia.
21A town in Tucker County, West Virginia
22Amed for senator Henry Gassaway Davis, or his family.
23A number of townships, listed under Davis Township.
24University of California, Davis.
25Ellipsis of Davis Station
26A research station in Princess Elizabeth Land in Antarctica. [A research station in Princess Elizabeth Land in Antarctica.]

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