Devin
Appearance
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]- As an Irish, English, and French surname, spelling variant of Devine. Also see Devon.
- Also as a French surname, from devin (“fortuneteller”).
- As a Russian surname, from дева (deva, “maiden”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Devin
- A surname from Irish. An Anglicisation of Irish Ó Damháin (“(descendant of a person named) Fawn”).
- A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage, or a variant of Devon.
- A female given name.
Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Devin”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 452.
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- English surnames from Irish
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- English male given names from surnames
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