Devon.
A placename
Meaning & usage
A placename A place in the United Kingdom A county of England bordered by Cornwall, Somerset, Dorset, the Bristol Channel and the English Channel.
A placename A place in the United Kingdom A river in Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire, England, a tributary to the Trent.
A placename A place in the United Kingdom A river in Clackmannanshire council area and Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland, a tributary of the Forth.
A placename A place in Canada: A town in Leduc County, Alberta.
A placename A place in Canada: A small rural community in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
A placename A place in Canada: A former town in New Brunswick, amalgamated in 1945 into the city of Fredericton.
A placename A place in the United States: A village and neighborhood of the city of Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut.
A placename A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware.
A placename A place in the United States: An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Bourbon County, Kansas.
A placename A place in the United States: A census-designated place in Easttown Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
A placename A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia.
A placename A settlement in Gauteng province, South Africa.
An English earldom.
A unisex given name A male given name
A unisex given name A male given name A male given name transferred from the place name
A unisex given name A male given name A male given name, variant of Devin
A unisex given name A female given name transferred from the place name, of modern American usage.
A surname.
Where this word comes from
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.
One of a breed of hardy cattle originating in Devon, England.
Where this word comes from
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.
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