Davey

Diminutive for David

Davey is a familiar form of the name David, typically used for boys or as a nickname suggesting youth or affection: Little Davey ran to greet his grandfather.

Davy Jones's locker is sailor's slang for the bottom of the sea, where drowned sailors rest.

The spelling Davy is also common.

nautical

locker

Secured storage compartment

maritime · ocean floor · shipwreck · ghost · legend · deep sea · burial at sea · Neptune · watery grave · superstition

nickname

Dave

Informal masculine name

informal · boyish · familiar · affectionate · endearing · moniker · given name · namesake · christened · baptismal

biblical

Goliath

Biblical giant warrior

slingshot · anointed · Jesse · Bethlehem · Solomon · Hebrew · Old Testament · prophet · Jerusalem · Judea

Categories
Opposites
formality of name form

DaveyDavid

Masculine Hebrew name

King David · Dave

Phrases
Family

David, Davis, Davidson, Davy

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G