Where does “Davison” come from?
Davison is an English surname derived from David, which comes from Hebrew דָּוִד through Ancient Greek Δαυίδ and Latin David, ultimately from Hebrew דּוד.
Ancestry of “Davison”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Sơn | — |
| 2 | Middle English | sone | son; soon; Alternative form of sonne |
| 3 | Old English | sōna | immediately, at once |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sān(ō) | immediately |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sēna | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *sa | — |
| 7 | Proto-Austronesian | *əsa | — |
| 8 | Proto-Oceanic | *isa | — |