Other references to old Hollywood in Singin' in the Rain include Cyd Charisse's hair style, which resembles Louise Brooks' famous bob, and Charisse's gangster boyfriend, who flips a coin like George Raft did in Scarface, Shame of a Nation (1932).
The name Dave is of English origin, and it means Diminutive form of David .
Davis /dav-is/ [2 sylls.] as a boys' name is pronounced DAY-viss. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Davis is son of David.Short form of surname that was first used in the Middle Ages. Also a variant of David. Confederate President Jefferson Davis; actor Brad Davis.elow is a charted comparison of the usage of Davis and associated names. Popular alternative forms of Davis (#446 last year) ranked in the Top 1000 are Dave, Davey, David (#18 last year) , Davie, Davin (#926) , Davon, Davy and Dayton (#702) .