Devin

See also: devin and deviñ

English

Etymology

• 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”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛvɪn/
• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛvɪn/, /ˈdɛvən/
• (Australia) IPA^(key): /ˈdevɪn/, /ˈdevən/
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈdevən/
• Rhymes: -ɛvɪn

Proper noun

Devin (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.

See also

• Devon
• Devyn

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Devin”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 452.

Anagrams

• vined