Davia derives from the Native African American Tribal Princess born in the late 1500s. Her remains discovered in the early 1900s were draped in a hand crafted war bonnet.
Anna Davia (1743–1810), Italian opera singer Gianantonio Davia (1660–1740), Italian Roman Catholic cardinal Laura Bentivoglio Davia (1689–1761), Italian aristocrat
See also Davia Nelson, National Public Radio radio producer Davia Temin, writer, speaker, and management consultant based in New York