Devon (given name)
Appearance
Pronunciation | /ˈdɛvən/ |
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Gender | Unisex |
Origin | |
Meaning | after the English county Devon, from the surname Devon |
Region of origin | mainly North America |
Other names | |
Related names | Devin |
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.[1]
People
- Devon Alexander (b. 1987), professional American boxer
- Devon Allman (b. 1972), 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 (b. 1988), American professional basketball point guard
- Devon Bostick (b. 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 (b. 1982), 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
Citations
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.