Davina

Hebrew
"little deer"

Davina Origin and Meaning

The name Davina is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "little deer".

A Scottish favorite that could make it here thanks to its similarity to the word divine. It's the most popular of several feminizations of David used in Scotland, including Davida, Davinia and Davidina, which have less of a chance in the U.S. It reentered the US Top 1000 for the first time in two decades in 2016.

# 646 in the US

Davina Rank in US Top 1000

# 793 on Nameberry

Davina Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Davina Popularity

Famous People Named Davina

  • Davina Elizabeth Alice Benedikte "Denny" Lewis
    daughter of the Duke of Gloucester, in line to the British throne
  • Davina Lucy Pascale McCall
    English television presenter
  • Davina Bussey
    American R&B singer
  • Davina Kotulski
    American LGBT activist and author
  • Davina Whitehouse (born Eileen Eliza Smith)
    New Zealand actress
  • Davina Sowers
    American jazz/blues singer
  • Davina Smith
    Australian TV journalist
  • Davina Sofi Azzi
    daughter of Athena Massey & Tony Azzi

Davina in Pop Culture

  • Davina Bat
    character from TV series "The Worst Witch"
  • Davina Claire
    character from the TV series "The Originals"
  • Davina Crestejo
    minor character from TV's Dollhouse
  • Davina Shackleton
    character from TV's Waterloo Road
  • Davina
    character from TV series "Transparent"