At a Glance
- Meaning
- Named for the English county of Devon, itself from Old English 'Defenas' ('the Devonians')
- Origin
- English (place name — county of Devon)
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- DEV-un
Devon is an English (place name — county of Devon) boy's name meaning “named for the English county of Devon, itself from Old English 'Defenas' ('the Devonians')”. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Devon
Meaning: Named for the English county of Devon, itself from Old English 'Defenas' ('the Devonians').
Origin: English (place name — county of Devon).
A common claim: Devon is sometimes also said to mean 'poet' — a claim more properly (if still dubiously) associated with the name Devin. Actually: Devon doesn't mean 'poet'; it traces to the English county of Devon (Old English Defenas, 'the Devonians'), not to any word for poet.
Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.
How to Pronounce Devon
DEV-unIPA /ˈdɛvən/
Popularity of Devon
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