Devon

See also: devon

English

Etymology

From Old English Defenas, which meant both "Devonians" and "Devon," exemplifying the common Anglo-Saxon practice of naming a place after the people who inhabit it.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛv.ən/, /ˈdiː.vən/

  • Audio (Southern England):

    (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛvən, -iːvən

Usage notes

The former pronunciation should be used for all except the river; the latter pronunciation should be used for the river only.

Proper noun

Devon

1. A county of England bordered by Cornwall, Somerset, Dorset, the Bristol Channel and the English Channel.
2. A river in Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire, England, a tributary to the Trent.
3. Any of a number of places in US and Canada.
   1. A town in Alberta, Canada.
   2. A small rural community of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
   3. A former town in New Brunswick, Canada, amalgamated in 1945 into the city of Fredericton.
   4. A village and neighborhood of Milford, Connecticut, United States.
   5. An unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States.
   6. An unincorporated community in Bourbon County, Kansas, United States.
   7. A census-designated place in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States.
   8. An unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States.
4. An English earldom.
5. A male given name transferred from the place name, or a variant of Devin.
   • 2013, Diane Chamberlain, Necessary Lies, Pan Books, →ISBN, page 59:

     "Is that his real name?" I asked, touching the corner of the picture. "Devil?"
     "I named him Devon James Jordan, but my oldest―my girl Sheena―she had trouble saying Devon and it came out Devil, and that stuck […] "

6. A female given name transferred from the place name, of modern American usage.
7. A surname.

Synonyms

• (county): Devonshire

Derived terms

Terms derived from Devon

• Devon colic
• Devonian
• Devon pie
• Devonport
• Devonwall
• East Devon
• Mid Devon
• North Devon
• West Devon

Translations

English county

• Arabic: دِيفُون (dīfūn)
• Breton: Devnent (br)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 德文郡 (Déwén jùn)

• Cornish: Dewnens
• Danish: Devon
• Esperanto: Devono
• Lao: ເດວົນ (dē won)
• Latin: Devōnia f (Medieval Latin)
• Marathi: डेव्हन (ḍevhan)
• Norman: Dévon m
• Northern Thai: ᨯᩯᩅᩫ᩠ᨶ
• Old English: Defena sċīr f, Defenas m pl
• Portuguese: Devon m
• Russian: Девон (ru) m (Devon)
• Thai: เดว็อน
• Ukrainian: Девон m (Devon)
• Welsh: Dyfnaint (cy)

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Devon is the 34353^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 660 individuals. Devon is most common among White (72.73%) and Black/African American (17.12%) individuals.

Noun

Devon (plural Devons)

1. One of a breed of hardy cattle originating in Devon, England.

Anagrams

• doven

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈvoːn/

• Audio:

  (file)

Proper noun

Devon n (proper noun, genitive Devons or (optionally with an article) Devon)

1. Devon (a county of England)
2. Devon (a town in Alberta, Canada)
3. Devon (a small rural community of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada)
4. Devon (a former town in New Brunswick, Canada, now a part of Fredericton)
5. Devon (a village and neighborhood of Milford, Connecticut, United States)
6. Devon (an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States)
7. Devon (an unincorporated community in Bourbon County, Kansas, United States)
8. Devon (a census-designated place in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States)
9. Devon (an unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States)
10. the Devonian

Declension

Declension of Devon [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Devon
genitive	eines	des	Devons
dative	einem	dem	Devon
accusative	ein	das	Devon

See also

• Silur
• Karbon
• Paläozoikum

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Devon.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.võ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.vɔn/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.vɔn/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.bɔn/ [ˈdɛ.βɔn]

Proper noun

Devon

1. Devon (a county of England)