Devin

//ˈdɛvɪn// name

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Definitions

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

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”).

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