Davy is a male given name in its own right, as well as a short form (
hypocorism
A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', sometimes also ''hypocoristic'') or pet name is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for I ...
) of the name
David
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...
. Davy may refer to:
People
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Davy Armstrong
Davy Armstrong (born November 3, 1991) is an American-Cambodian former soccer player.
Career
Youth
Armstrong was born and raised in Aurora, Colorado, the youngest of four children to Ri and Laura Armstrong. His father was originally from Cambod ...
(born 1991), American soccer player
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Davy Arnaud
Davy Arnaud (; born June 22, 1980) is an American soccer coach and former player. During his professional career, he played for Sporting Kansas City, Montreal Impact, and D.C. United, and served on the coaching staff of D.C. United and Houst ...
(born 1980), American soccer player
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Davy Bonilla
Davy Bonilla (born 29 September 1973) is a horse racing jockey based in France.
Major wins
France
* Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp - (1) - ''Marchand d'Or (2008)''
* Prix du Cadran - (1) - ''San Sebastian (2000)''
* Prix d'Ispahan - (1) - ''Laver ...
(born 1973), French jockey
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Davy Brouwers
Davy Brouwers (born 3 February 1988) is a Belgian footballer who currently plays for Patro Eisden in the Belgian First Amateur Division as a right winger
A midfielder is an outfield position in association football.
Midfielders may ...
(born 1988), Belgian footballer
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Davy Burnaby
George Davy Burnaby (7 April 1881 – 18 April 1949) was a British actor who appeared in more than thirty films between 1929 and 1948. He was born in Buckland, Hertfordshire and made his screen debut in the 1929 film ''The Devil's Maze''. He die ...
(1881–1949), British actor
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Davy Crockett
David Crockett (August 17, 1786 – March 6, 1836) was an American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier, and politician. He is often referred to in popular culture as the "King of the Wild Frontier". He represented Tennessee in the U.S. House of Re ...
(1786–1836), American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier, and politician
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Davy Force
David W. "Davy" Force (July 27, 1849 – June 21, 1918) was a shortstop in Major League Baseball. From 1871 through 1886, he played in the National Association with the Washington Olympics (1871), Troy Haymakers (1872), Baltimore Canaries (18 ...
(1849–1918), American Major League Baseball player
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Davy Hyland
Davy Hyland (born 25 February 1955, Belfast) is an Irish former politician who was a Sinn Fein Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for Newry and Armagh from 2003 to 2007.
He was educated at the University of Wales Aberystwyth and Manch ...
(born 1955), British politician
*Davy Jones, early stage name of David Jones (1947–2016), better known as
David Bowie
David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer-songwriter and actor. A leading figure in the music industry, he is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the ...
, English singer, songwriter and actor
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Davy Jones (baseball)
David Jefferson Jones (June 30, 1880 – March 30, 1972), nicknamed "Kangaroo", was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played fifteen seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers / St. Louis Browns, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox, ...
(1880–1972), American Major League Baseball player
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Davy Jones (musician)
David Thomas Jones (30 December 1945 – 29 February 2012) was an English actor and singer. Best known as a member of the band the Monkees and a co-star of the TV series ''The Monkees'' (1966–1968), Jones was considered a teen idol.
Aside ...
(1945–2012), British musician and actor
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Davy Jones (racing driver)
Davy Jones (born June 1, 1964) is an American racing driver. He won the 1996 24 Hours of Le Mans alongside Alexander Wurz and Manuel Reuter.
Racing career
In 1983 he came 3rd in the British Formula Three Championship behind Ayrton Senna and Mart ...
(born 1964), American winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1996
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Davy Kaye
Davy Kaye MBE (born David Kodeish, 25 March 1916 – 3 February 1998) was a British comedy actor and entertainer.
Early life
Born in Mile End Road in the East End of London to Jewish parents Koppel and Dora Kodeish, Kaye was so small at birth t ...
(1916–1998), British actor
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Davy Klaassen
Davy Klaassen (born 21 February 1993) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club Ajax and the Netherlands national team.
Club career
Early career
Klaassen began his football career in the youth ranks of l ...
(born 1993), Dutch footballer
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Davy Pröpper
David Petrus Wenceslaus Henri Pröpper (born 2 September 1991) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a central or attacking midfielder for Eredivisie club Vitesse.
Early and personal life
Pröpper was born in Arnhem and his brothers ...
(born 1991), Dutch footballer
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Davy Rothbart
David Ira "Davy" Rothbart (born April 11, 1975) is a bestselling author, Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, contributor to ''This American Life'', and the editor/publisher of '' Found Magazine''.
Found Magazine
Davy Rothbart's magazine ''Found'' is d ...
(born 1975), American writer and filmmaker
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Davy Russell
Davy Russell (born 27 June 1979) is a retired Irish National Hunt jockey. He was Irish jump racing Champion Jockey three times, and won the Grand National (twice), the Cheltenham Gold Cup and the Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris.
Childhood and ama ...
(born 1979), Irish jockey
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Davy Sardou
Davy Sardou (born 1 June 1978) is a French actor. He is the son of singer Michel Sardou, the grandson of actors Jackie Sardou and Fernand Sardou, and the brother of French novelist Romain Sardou.
Sardou studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Insti ...
(born 1978), French actor
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Davy Walsh
David Joseph Walsh (28 April 1923 – 14 March 2016), commonly referred to as Davy Walsh or Dave Walsh, was an Irish footballer who played as a centre forward for, among others, Linfield, West Bromwich Albion and Aston Villa. Walsh was a dual ...
(born 1923), Irish footballer
Fictional characters
*Davy Gladhand, fictional character in the television series ''
Noddy''
*Davy Jones, figure of nautical folklore best known from the idiom "
Davy Jones' Locker
Davy Jones's locker is a metaphor for the oceanic abyss, the final resting place of drowned sailors and travellers. It is a euphemism for drowning or shipwrecks in which the sailors' and ships' remains are consigned to the depths of the ocean ...
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Davy Jones (''Pirates of the Caribbean''), from ''The Pirates of the Caribbean'' film series, captain of the ''Flying Dutchman''
*Davy Jones, living wooden whale in John R. Neill's 1942 children's fantasy novel ''
Lucky Bucky in Oz
image:lucky_bucky_cover.jpg, 200px, Cover of ''Lucky Bucky in Oz''.
''Lucky Bucky in Oz'' (1942 in literature, 1942) is the thirty-sixth in the series of List of Oz books, Oz books created by L. Frank Baum and his successors, and the third and la ...
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See also
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Davy (disambiguation)
Davy may refer to:
* Davy (given name)
* Davy (surname)
* Davy lamp, a type of safety lamp with its flame encased inside a mesh screen
* Davy, West Virginia, United States, a town
* Davy Sound, Greenland
* Davy (crater), a crater on the moon
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