Davidson (name)

Davidson (name)

Davidson is a patronymic surname, meaning "son of David". 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. Davidson may refer to:

It is also an anglicised version of the Ashkenazi Jewish surname Davidovitch, Slavic for "son of David".

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    —Donald Davidson (b. 1917)