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Lavy vs Davy - What's the difference?

lavy | davy |

As nouns the difference between lavy and davy

is that lavy is a guillemot while davy is an affidavit, a legally binding statement or oath.

As an adjective lavy

is lavish; liberal.

As a proper noun Davy is

a diminutive of the male given name David.

lavy

English

Etymology 1

From .

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • Lavish; liberal.

    • Etymology 2

    Compare (etyl) .

    Noun

    (lavies)
  • A guillemot.

    • davy

    English

    Alternative forms

    * Davie

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A diminutive of the male given name David.
  • derived from David.

    • Derived terms

    * Davy lamp * Davy Jones * Davy Jones’s locker

    Quotations

    * ~1599 William Shakespeare: Henry the Fifth : Act IV, Scene I: *: Tell him, I'll knock his leek about his pate *: Upon Saint Davy' s day. English diminutives of male given names ----