Baby name
CLASSIC
🇩🇪 🇿🇦 🇬🇧 Davina
/dah · VEE · nah/
Meaning
“Beloved”
Scottish feminine form of David, the Hebrew name meaning beloved. Particularly associated with Scotland, where feminine elaborations of male names have a long tradition.
Nicknames
dav
Vibe
warm
How it ages.
Classic in Scotland and among South African Jewish communities; ages with quiet dignity.
The cultural moment.
Used in Scotland and South Africa throughout the 20th century, stable but never dominant.