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Devon en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈdiː.vən/
  • /ˈdɛv.ən/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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.

Meanings

  1. One of a breed of hardy cattle originating in Devon, England.

Forms

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Relateds

Devyn · Devin

Devon en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈdiː.vən/
  • /ˈdɛv.ən/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) A placename ▸ A place in the United Kingdom ▸ A county of England bordered by Cornwall, Somerset, Dorset, the Bristol Channel and the English Channel.
  2. (countable, uncountable) A placename ▸ A place in the United Kingdom ▸ A river in Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire, England, a tributary to the Trent.
  3. (countable, uncountable) 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.
  4. (countable, uncountable) A placename ▸ A place in Canada: ▸ A town in Leduc County, Alberta.
  5. (countable, uncountable) A placename ▸ A place in Canada: ▸ A small rural community in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
  6. (countable, uncountable) A placename ▸ A place in Canada: ▸ A former town in New Brunswick, amalgamated in 1945 into the city of Fredericton.
  7. (countable, uncountable) A placename ▸ A place in the United States: ▸ A village and neighborhood of the city of Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut.
  8. (countable, uncountable) A placename ▸ A place in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware.
  9. (countable, uncountable) A placename ▸ A place in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Bourbon County, Kansas.
  10. (countable, uncountable) A placename ▸ A place in the United States: ▸ A census-designated place in Easttown Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
  11. (countable, uncountable) A placename ▸ A place in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia.
  12. (countable, uncountable) A placename ▸ A settlement in Gauteng province, South Africa.
  13. (countable, uncountable) An English earldom.
  14. (countable, uncountable) A unisex given name ▸ A male given name
    • "Is that his real name?" I asked, touching the corner of the picture. "Devil?" "I named him Devon James Jordan, but my oldest―my girl Sheena―she had trouble saying Devon and it came out Devil, and that stuck […]" 2013, Diane Chamberlain, Necessary Lies, Pan Books, →ISBN, page 59:
    • Devon Dunham of Hardeeville was found not guilty of murder in the shooting death of 77-year-old Ernest Stevens after a two-day trial May 25-27, the 14th Circuit Solicitor's Office said. 2021 June 4, Shellie Murdaugh, “Man found not guilty of former Hardeeville fire chief's murder”, in Bluffton Today, archived from the original on 30 Jul 2021:
  15. (countable, uncountable) A unisex given name ▸ A male given name ▸ A male given name transferred from the place name
  16. (countable, uncountable) A unisex given name ▸ A male given name ▸ A male given name, variant of Devin
  17. (countable, uncountable) A unisex given name ▸ A female given name transferred from the place name, of modern American usage.
    • According to the attorney general’s office, Special Assistant Attorney General Devon Flanagan was arrested. She has worked for the office for about seven years and is currently assigned to the Appellate Unit of the Criminal Division. 2025 August 15, Jusolyn Flower, “Assistant attorney general arrested in Newport”, in WPRI, archived from the original on 27 Aug 2025:
    • ETHAN: She's good and sweet and let me tell you somethng I've learned about myself, Dor— Darb? — Derf? — / DEVON: Devon. Just like Kevin. / ETHAN: Devon. Devon. Kevin, Devon, Kevin. Let me tell you something I've learned about myself...Devon. 2014, Molly Smith Metzler, Elemeno Pea, →ISBN, page 61:
  18. (countable, uncountable) A surname.

Forms

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Deriveds

Devonwall · Crook of Devon · East Devon · Devonian · Devon colic · Devonport · Devon pie · Devon Meadows · West Devon · Mid Devon · North Devon · Devon North · Devon Hills · Devon Island

Descendants

Де́вон

Synonyms

Devonshire (county)

Translations (21)

br Devnent (English county) · la Devōnia (English county) · nod ᨯᩯᩅᩫ᩠ᨶ (English county) · mr डेव्हन (English county) · kw Pow Densher (English county) · cy Dyfnaint (English county) · ang Defena sċīr (English county) · eo Devono (English county) · cmn 德文郡 (English county) · de Devon (English county) · nrf Dévon (English county) · kw Dewnens (English county) · ar دِيفُون (English county) · lo ເດວົນ (English county) · pt Devon (English county) · ang Defenas (English county) · ru Девон (English county) · th เดว็อน (English county) · ja デヴォン (English county) · uk Девон (English county) · da Devon (English county)