Devon

Devon \de-von, dev-on\ is a boy's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Devon is also used, but less frequently, as a name girl name meaning. Its pronunciation is DEHV-ahN ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Devon: D as in "day (D.EY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; V as in "vow (V.AW)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"

What is the origin of Devon?

Devon is used predominantly in the English language, and it is derived from English and Celtic origins. The first name is derived from the name of the county of Devon in England; the county name is itself probably from the name of the Celtic tribe Dumnonii, which existed during the Iron Age and the early Roman period. Since the late 20th century, various forms have been popular among Afro-Americans, with syllables sometimes capitalized, such as DeVon or DeVonn. Forms such as what does the name Devonte mean and Devontae have also been popular with Afro-Americans; these names show an influence from the name Dante. Devon is a variant of the name name Davon (English). Devon is also a variant of the name Devin meaning and origin (English and Irish) in the English language. The name Devon is used to a great extent; it has 30 variants. Variants include Deavin name variations, name Deavon origin, meaning of Deavun, Deavyn pronounciation, name Deheune origin, Devan meaning of name, Devante name variations, what does the name Deven mean, Devenn name, Deveon meaning, name Devion origin, Devone meaning and origin, Devonn name, Devonne name, Devonta definition, baby name Devontae, Devonte name variations, name Devren origin, Devrin name variations, Devron meaning of name, what does the name Devryn mean, name Devun, baby name Devunn, Devvon name, Devynn name variations, Dewon meaning, and short names for Divon. The contraction Dev meaning of name (also used in Indian), and the variant spellings name Devin meaning (also used in Irish) and what does the name Devyn mean are other English forms. See also the related form, name Davonte meaning (English). Devon is fairly popular as a baby name for boys. The name's popularity jumped from the 1950s up to the 1990s; before that, it was of very modest use only. At the height of its usage in 1997, 0.160% of baby boys were given the name Devon. Its ranking then was #119. The baby name has since experienced a fall in popularity. In 2010, its usage was 0.050% and its ranking #314, but it was nonetheless the 2nd most popular after Devin name popularity, within all boy names in its group. In 2010, the name was thrice as popular as Devon. There were times from 1978 to 1982 when more girls than baby boys were named Devon, but currently it is more often than not a baby boy name. In 2005, baby boys named Devon outnumbered girls by 8 times.

A famous person named Devon is Actor Devon Werkheiser, born 8 March 1991, Atlanta, Georgia.

List of baby names that sound like Devon:

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The baby name Devon fun facts:

The name Devon in reverse order is "Noved".

The numerological value of the name Devon is number 6, which means responsibility, protection, nurturing, community, balance, sympathy.

How popular is Devon?

Devon is in the top names in USA.