Devon (given name)

Devon

Pronunciation	/ˈdɛvən/
Gender	Unisex
Origin
Meaning	after the English county Devon, from the surname Devon
Region of origin	mainly North America
Other names
Related names	Devin

This article is about the name in which the first syllable is usually stressed. For usual stress on the second, see DeVon.

The given name Devon is of uncertain origin. It is mainly a North American name, and may be derived from either the English county Devon, or from the surname Devon. A feminine variant of the name is Devonne.

People

• Devon Alexander, professional American boxer
• Devon Allman, vocalist, guitarist, keyboardist, and songwriter
• Devon Anderson (Devon Carlo Anderson, born 1987), English actor
• Devon Aoki (Devon Edwenna Aoki, born 1982), Japanese-American supermodel and actress
• Devon Bailey (born 1991), Canadian football player
• Devon Beitzel, American professional basketball point guard
• Devon Bostick (Devon Bostick, born 1991), Canadian actor
• Devon Dotson (born 1999), American basketball player
• Devon Gearhart (Devon Gearhart, born 1995), American actor
• Devon Gummersall (Devon Ryan Gummersall, born 1978), American television and film actor
• Devon Hughes (aka 'Brother Devon' and 'D-Von Dudley', born 1972), professional wrestler
• Devon Kershaw (born 1982), Canadian cross country skier
• Devon Malcolm (Devon Eugene Malcolm, born 1963), English cricketer
• Devon McTavish (born 1984), American soccer player
• Devon Morris (born 1961), Jamaican sprinter
• Devon Murray (Devon Michael Murray, born 1988), Irish actor who plays Seamus Finnigan in the Harry Potter movies
• Devon Odessa (born 1974), American actress and film producer
• Devon Nicholson, Canadian professional wrestler
• Devon (actress) (born 1977), American porn actress
• Devon (rapper) (Devon Martin), Canadian rapper
• Devon Russell (died 1997), Jamaican rocksteady and reggae singer and record producer
• Devon Saal, South African professional footballer for Milano United
• Devon Sandoval, American soccer player forward for Major League Soccer Real Salt Lake
• Devon (singer) (Devon Song, born 1980), lead male vocalist in Taiwanese band Nan Quan Ma Ma
• Devon Sawa (Devon Edward Sawa, born 1978), Canadian actor
• Devon Seron (Devon May Natividad Seron, born 1993), Filipina actress
• Devon Sproule (born 1982), American musician
• Devon Smith (Devon Sheldon Smith, born 1981), West Indian cricketer
• Devon Soltendieck (born 1985), Canadian MuchMusic VJ
• Devon Storm (Chris Ford), American professional wrestler
• Devon Teuscher, American ballet dancer
• Devon Thomas, West Indian cricketer from Antigua
• Devon Torrence, American football cornerback and National Football League free agent
• Devon Travis, American professional baseball Toronto Blue Jays second baseman
• Devon van Oostrum, British basketball player for Laboral Kutxa of the Spanish League
• Devon Werkheiser (Devon Joseph Werkheiser, born 1991), child actor
• Devon Williams, member of Los Angeles melodic pop punk band Osker
• Devon Williams, South African rugby union player
• Devon Windsor, American model
• Devon White (baseball) (Devon Markes White or "Devo", born 1962), baseball player
• Devon White (footballer) (born 1964), soccer player
• Devon Wylie, American football wide receiver for the NFL San Francisco 49ers

Fictional characters

• Devon (The Office), Devon White, character from the US TV series The Office
• Devon Woodcomb, character from the US TV series Chuck
• Devon Miles, the head of the Foundation for Law and Government in the original Knight Rider series
• Devon D'Marco, from the Netflix original series Project Mc²
• Devon, the main antagonist of Indonesian Soap Opera Roman Picisan
• Catarina Devon, a pirate from the manga and anime One Piece
• Devon, one of the main characters in Power Rangers Beast Morphers

See also

• Devin (name)

References

• Hanks, P; Hardcastle, K; Hodges, F (2006) [1990]. A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.