Davina

Where Davina comes from

From David + -ina.
— Wiktionary's entry for Davina
  • Hebrew
  • 3 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1916
    First appearance
    #4,417 among girls, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1967
    Davina McCall born
    English television presenter
  3. 1995
    Davina Michelle born
    Dutch singer and YouTuber
  4. 2022
    Peak, #562
    541 babies named Davina — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Hebrew, a feminine form of David.
Namesakes
  • Davina McCall · English television presenter, born 1967
  • Davina Michelle · Dutch singer and YouTuber, born 1995
  • Davina Waddy · New Zealand rower, born 1996
  • Davina Philtjens · Belgian association football player, born 1989
  • Davina Michel · French boxer, born 1997

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.