Davies

American  

[dey-veez] / ˈdeɪ viz /

noun

1. Arthur Bowen 1862–1928, U.S. painter.

2. Joseph Edward, 1876–1958, U.S. lawyer and diplomat.

3. Peter Maxwell, 1934–2016, English composer.

4. (William) Robertson, 1913–1995, Canadian novelist, playwright, and essayist.

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Davies British  

/ ˈdeɪvɪs /

noun

1. Sir John. 1569–1626, English poet, author of Orchestra or a Poem of Dancing (1596) and the philosophical poem Nosce Teipsum (1599)

2. Sir Peter Maxwell. born 1934, British composer whose works include the operas Taverner (1967), The Martyrdom of St Magnus (1977), and Resurrection (1988), nine symphonies, and the ten Strathclyde Concertos; Master of the Queen's Music from 2004

3. ( William ) Robertson. 1913–95, Canadian novelist and dramatist. His novels include Leaven of Malice (1954), Fifth Business (1970), The Rebel Angels (1981), What's Bred in the Bone (1985), and The Cunning Man (1994)

4. W ( illiam ) H ( enry ). 1871–1940, Welsh poet, noted also for his Autobiography of a Super-tramp (1908)

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Example Sentences

The broadcaster needs to make £500m savings over the next two years, and interim director general Rhodri Talfan Davies did not rule out axing entire channels or services.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

When Davies sent the picture to his friend, he did not know that their phone was under police analysis.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Davies had been on course to feature at Euro 2025 until she suffered the ACL injury during Wales' Nations League defeat in Denmark last May.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Manchester City teenager Mayzee Davies is back in the Wales squad for this month's World Cup qualifying double-header against Albania, but there is no place for injured goalkeeper Olivia Clark.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

He would insist on keeping it as a pet, and once it was coiled inside its tank, he would call Davies right over and show him what he’d done with his bare hands.

From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly