Devon

Meaning & History：

Variant of DEVIN. It may also be partly inspired by the name of the county of Devon in England, which got its name from the Dumnonii, a Celtic tribe.

DEVIN male & female English, Irish

From a surname, either the Irish surname DEVIN (1) or the English surname DEVIN (2).

DEVIN (1) Irish

Anglicized form of the Gaelic surnames Ó DAMHÁIN or Ó DUBHÁIN.

ó DAMHáIN Irish

Means "descendant of DAMHÁN".

DAMHáN male Irish

Means "fawn" from Gaelic damh "stag, ox" combined with a diminutive suffix.

ó DUBHáIN Irish

Means "descendant of DUBHÁN".

DUBHáN male Irish

Irish name derived from dubh "dark, black" combined with a diminutive suffix.

DEVIN (2) English

Nickname for a person who acted divinely, from Old French devin "divine", ultimately from Latin.

Names related to Devon：

EQUIVALENTS

ENGLISH: Devan, Deven, Devin, Dewayne, Duane, Dwain, Dwayne

FEMININE FORMS

ENGLISH: Devyn, Duana

OTHER FORMS

ENGLISH: Davin