Where does “Dawes” come from?

Dawes is an English patronymic surname derived from the personal name David, which comes from Hebrew דָּוִד (dāwīd), ultimately traced through Proto-Indo-European formations.

Ancestry of “Dawes”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	Dawe	diminutive of {{m\|en\|David}}
2	Middle English	David	—
3	Old English	David	—
4	Latin	David	—
5	Ancient Greek	Δαυίδ	—
6	Hebrew	דָּוִד	—

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