Devin

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UK/ˈdɛvɪn/Canada, US/ˈdɛvən/Australia/ˈdevɪn/Australia/ˈdevən/

proper noun

A surname from Irish, variant of Devine. An Anglicisation of Irish Ó Damháin (“(descendant of a person named) Fawn”).

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Meanings

proper nounDevin (plural Devins)

plural Devins

  1. A surname
    1. A surname from Irish, variant of Devine. An Anglicisation of Irish Ó Damháin (“(descendant of a person named) Fawn”).
    2. A surname from Russian
  2. A unisex given name
    1. A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage
    2. A male given name, variant of Devon
    3. A female given name.

Origin

* 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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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Devin

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Anagrams

vined
Cite this entry
APA

Devin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Devin

MLA

“Devin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Devin. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Devin,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Devin.

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