Davidson (name)

Davidson is a patronymic surname, meaning "son/descendant of David" (or "Beloved Son/Descendant"; '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]

Davidson
Origin
Meaning"David's Son (or Descendant)"
Other names
Variant form(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

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

E–L

M–R

S–W

  • Willie G. Davidson (William Godfrey Davidson, born 1933), designer of the Harley-Davidson Super Glide

Given name

Fictional characters

References

  1. "Davidson". behindthename.com. Retrieved 8 December 2007.
  2. "Davidson, Name Meaning & Origin". about.com. Retrieved 8 December 2007.

See also

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