Dav.
Dav. in a name column is an old abbreviation of the first name David.
Dav. is a clerk's shortening of David, given both in name lists for English records and in a name chart made for genealogists.
Because David is short already, the abbreviation saves little, so other records may give the name in full. Search an index under both forms, and look for David written out in a deed, will or marriage record.
As seen in a recordMarriage bond
Dav. Lemaster, Bondsman
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Daily Ancestor. "Dav.." Dictionary of Old Record Words. https://dailyancestor.com/dictionary/abbreviations/dav. Last checked 2026-10-12.