Davidson (name)
| Davidson | |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Meaning | "David's Son (or Descendant)" |
| Other names | |
| Variant(s) | Davey, Davidian, Davidoglu, Davidoff, Davidopoulos, Davidov, Davidović, Davidovičius, Davidescu, Davids, Davidsen, Davidsson, Davidyan, Davies, Davis, Dea, Deas, Day, Davison, Davitashvili, Dawes, Dawidowicz, Dawson, McDaid, McDevitt, Tavitian, Tavityan |
Davidson is a patronymic surname, meaning "son/descendant of David" (or "Beloved Son/Descendent"; 'David' lit. "Beloved One"). There are alternate spellings called septs, including those common in the British Isles and Scandinavia: Davidsen, Davisson, Davison, Daveson, Davidsson. While the given name comes from the Hebrew "David", meaning beloved, Davidson is rarely used as a masculine given name or nickname.[1][2]
It is also an anglicised version of the Ashkenazi Jewish surname Davidovitch, Slavic for "son of David" and Davidoff.
Surname
Notable people with the surname Davidson include:
A–D
- Adam Davidson (disambiguation)
- Alan Davidson (disambiguation)
- Alan Keith Davidson (born 1929), Australian cricketer
- Alan Davidson (food writer) (1924–2003), British diplomat, historian and food writer
- Alan Davidson (Scottish footballer) (born 1960), Scottish footballer
- Alan Douglas Davidson, Australian pilot; first Qantas death
- Alan Edward Davidson (born 1960), Australian soccer player
- Alexander Davidson, several people, including:
- Alexander Davidson (architect) (1839–1908), Scottish architect
- Alex Davidson (Australian footballer), Australian rules footballer
- Alex Davidson (rugby league), rugby league player
- Allan Davidson (disambiguation)
- Allan "Scotty" Davidson (1890–1915), Canadian hockey player
- Amy Davidson (born 1979), American actress
- Andrew B. Davidson (1831-1902), Scottish Hebrew scholar
- Andy Davidson (disambiguation)
- Anthony Davidson (born 1979), British racing driver
- Arnold Davidson (?–?), American philosopher
- Arthur Davidson (disambiguation)
- Avram Davidson (1923–1993), American science fiction writer
- Basil Davidson (born 1914), English historian of Africa
- Ben Davidson (born 1940), American football player
- Bessie Davidson (1879–1965), Australian painter
- Bill Davidson (disambiguation)
- Bob Davidson (ice hockey), Canadian hockey player
- Bob Davidson (umpire), baseball umpire
- Bruce Davidson (equestrian), American equestrian
- Bruce Davidson (photographer) (born 1933), American photographer
- Callum Davidson, Scottish football player and coach
- Carolyn Davidson (?–?), designed the Nike swoosh
- Charles Davidson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Charlie Davidson (born 1972), American football player
- Chy Davidson (born 1959), American football player.
- David Davidson (disambiguation), several people
- Davidson (Essex cricketer), English cricketer playing 1784–1787
- Dean Davidson (born 1985), Speedway race car driver
- Della Davidson (1951-2012), American modern dancer and choreographer
- Donald Davidson (disambiguation), several people, including:
- Donald Davidson (historian) (?–?), British-born Indianapolis Motor Speedway historian
- Donald Davidson (philosopher) (1917–2003), American philosopher
- Donald Davidson (poet) (1893–1968), American poet
- Doug Davidson (born 1954), American actor
E–L
- Eileen Davidson (born 1959), American actress
- Eric H. Davidson (born 1937), American biologist
- Ernest R. Davidson (born 1936), American chemist
- Frances Davidson, Viscountess Davidson (1894–1985), British politician
- George Davidson (geographer) (1825–1911), English geodesist, astronomer, geographer and engineer in the United States
- George Forrester Davidson (1909–1995), Canadian civil servant
- Gustav Davidson (1895–1971), American poet and angelologist
- Harold Davidson (1875–1937), English clergyman who was defrocked
- Harriet Miller Davidson (1839-1883), Scottish-Australian novelist
- Brigadier General Henry Brevard Davidson (1831–1899), American Civil War, Confederate Army
- Hilda Ellis Davidson (1914–2006), English antiquarian and mythographer
- Ian Davidson (Scottish politician) (born 1950), Scottish politician
- Inger Davidson (born 1944), Swedish politician
- J. Norman Davidson (FRS), Scottish biochemist, pioneer molecular biologist and textbook author.
- Jack Davidson (1875–1952), Australian rules footballer
- Jack Davidson (Scottish footballer) (born 1925), Scottish footballer (East Fife FC)
- James Dale Davidson (?–?), American founder of the National Taxpayers Union
- James Davidson (disambiguation)
- James Duncan Davidson (born 1970), software engineer
- James Edward Davidson Australian founder of News Limited.
- Jane Davidson (born 1957), Welsh politician
- Jaye Davidson (born 1968), British actor
- Jim Davidson (disambiguation), several people, including:
- Jim Davidson (born 1953), English comedian
- Jo Davidson, American sculptor
- John Andrew Davidson (1852–1903), Canadian politician
- John Davidson (disambiguation), several people, including:
- John Davidson (entertainer) (born 1941), American actor, host of the game show Hollywood Squares
- John Davidson (ice hockey) (1912–1996), a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player
- John Davidson (poet) (1857–1909), Scottish poet and playwright
- John Davidson, 1st Viscount Davidson, earlier known as John Colin Campbell Davidson,(1889–1970), British politician
- John Ogilvie Davidson, Canadian packer, guide and rancher, known as "Skook" Davidson (short for Skookum
- Major General John "Black Jack" Davidson (1825–1881), Mexican–American War
- Jonathan Davidson, British civil engineer and soldier
- Lionel Davidson (born 1922), English poet
M–R
- Max Davidson (born 1950), German-born film comedian
- Melody Davidson (?–?), Canadian hockey coach
- Michael Davidson (poet) (born 1944), American poet
- Michael Davidson (singer) (born 1969), singer and songwriter
- Mike Davidson (born 1963), New Zealand freestyle swimmer
- Murray Davidson, Scottish football player
- Neil Davidson, Scottish lawyer
- Nora Fontaine Davidson (1836–1929), American teacher
- Ogunlade Davidson (?–?), Sierra Leonean academic
- Osha Gray Davidson (born 1954), American writer
- Owen Davidson (born 1943), Australian tennis player
- Patricia Davidson (born 1946), Canadian politician
- Paul Davidson (disambiguation)
- Pete Davidson (born 1993), American stand-up comedian
- Philip Davidson (1882–unknown), American gangster
- Lt. General Phillip Davidson (1915–1996), served in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War
- Randall Davidson (1848–1930), 1st Baron Davidson of Lambeth, Archbishop of Canterbury
- Richard Davidson (born 1951), American scientist
- Richard M. Davidson, Old Testament scholar
- Robert Davidson (inventor) (1804–1894), Scottish inventor
- Robert Laurenson Dashiell Davidson (1909–1998), philatelist of Missouri
- Robyn Davidson (born 1950), Australian writer
- Rollo Davidson (1944–1970), mathematician
- Ronald C. Davidson (1941-2016), physicist
- Ross Davidson (1949–2006), British actor
- Ross Davidson (footballer, born 1973), English footballer
- Ross Davidson (footballer, born 1989), English footballer
- Ross Davidson (footballer, born 1993), Scottish footballer
S–W
- Samuel Davidson (1807–1898), Irish Biblical scholar
- Samuel Cleland Davidson (1846–1921), Irish inventor and founder of the Belfast Sirocco Works
- Stewart Davidson (1886–1960), Scottish football player and coach
- Stuart Davidson (cricketer) (born 1972), Scottish cricketer
- Sven Davidson (born 1928), Swedish tennis player
- Thomas Davidson (palaeontologist) (1817–1885), Scottish-British palaeontologist
- Thomas Davidson (philosopher) (1840–1900), Scottish philosopher
- Tommy Davidson (born 1965), American actor
- True Davidson (1901–1978), Canadian mayor
- Walter Edward Davidson (1859–1923), Colonial governor of the Seychelles, Newfoundland, New South Wales
- Walter Davidson, Sr. (one of the founders of the Harley-Davidson motorcycle company).
- William A. Davidson (one of the founders of the Harley-Davidson motorcycle company).
- William Davidson (conspirator) (1781–1820) African Caribbean revolutionary
- William Davidson (lumberman) (1740–1790), Scottish settler in Canada
- Bill Davidson (businessman) (1923–2009), American executive
- Brigadier General William Lee Davidson (1746–1781), United States War of Independence
- William Mackenzie Davidson (1856-1930), American politician and planter
- Willie G. Davidson, head of design of the Harley-Davidson Motor Company; designer of the FX Super Glide, XLCR Sportster, FXSTSB Bad Boy, and other models
Given name
- Davidson Black (1884–1934), Canadian paleoanthropologist
Fictional characters
- Dr. Ben Davidson, fictional character on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live, portrayed by actor Mark Derwin
- PC Andy Davidson, fictional character on the BBC science fiction series Torchwood, portrayed by actor Tom Price
- Charlene "Charley" Davidson
References
- ↑ "Davidson". behindthename.com. Retrieved 8 December 2007.
- ↑ "Davidson, Name Meaning & Origin". about.com. Retrieved 8 December 2007.
See also
This article is issued from
Wikipedia.
The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike.
Additional terms may apply for the media files.