English Explanatory Dictionary

Devin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Irish. An Anglicisation of Irish Ó Damháin (“(descendant of a person named) Fawn”).
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage, or a variant of Devon.
  3. A female given name.

Pronunciation

/ˈdɛvɪn/

Word forms

Devin

Etymology

* 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”).

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