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

Figg, of Milton Road, Stanford-le-Hope, Essex, has now been ordered to pay the Davies £85,000 in compensation, having admitted 22 breaches of building regulations at their home.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

"The only way we got through it was going day by day and saying 'It'll be OK,'" says Davies, who got in touch with the BBC via Your Voice.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Amy-Jane Davies is on six NHS waiting lists, and says constantly chasing for updates is taking over her life.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

The group's Teri Davies said: "All of us are totally gutted, all that hard work and it's just gone."

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

John Davies claimed that he had found a snakeskin in the woods near the school, and Chet planned to one-up him.

From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly