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Where does “Davidson” come from?

Davidson is an English surname derived from David, ultimately traced through Middle English and Latin to Ancient Greek Δαυίδ and Hebrew דָּוִד, meaning "beloved."

Ancestry of “Davidson”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-sonAdded to a stem to form a patronymic or...
2Middle English-son—
3Middle English-esAlternative form of -yssh; Alternative form of...
4Old English-espossessive marker, indicating that an object...
5Proto-Germanic-as—
6Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
7Proto-Indo-European-ess—
8Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “Davidson”

  • Davidsonian
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