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Devin.

A surname

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈdɛvɪn/Received-Pronunciation/ˈdɛvɪn/Canada, General-American/ˈdɛvən/Canada, General-American/ˈdevɪn/Australia
  1. A surname A surname from Irish, variant of Devine. An Anglicisation of Irish Ó Damháin (“(descendant of a person named) Fawn”).

  2. A surname A surname from Russian

  3. A unisex given name A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage

  4. A unisex given name A male given name, variant of Devon

  5. A unisex given name A female given name.

Where this word comes from

* 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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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.