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Summary
- No one named Devon appears in the Bible, and the name has no Hebrew form or meaning.
- As a first name Devon is a variant of Devin, from the Irish surnames Ó Damháin and Ó Dubháin or from an English surname based on the Old French devin, “divine” or “seer.”
- The English county of Devon is named after the Dumnonii, a Celtic people whose name is usually explained as “deep valley dwellers.”
- The Latin divinus, behind Old French devin, appears in the Vulgate for diviners (Deuteronomy 18:14) and for the divine nature (2 Peter 1:4).
- Devon is used for boys and girls; it peaked at 117th for American boys in 1994 and at 233rd for girls in 1991.
Bibliography (Click to show)
- Behind the Name, “Devon,” “Devin,” “Davon” and “Davion,” with United States popularity figures from Social Security Administration data. https://www.behindthename.com/name/devon
- Behind the Name, surnames “Devin (1)” and “Devin (2).” https://surnames.behindthename.com/name/devin-1
- “Devon,” Wikipedia, section on the county’s name. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devon
- “Dumnonii,” Wikipedia, section on etymology, quoting William Camden, Britannia (1607). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumnonii
- Deuteronomy 18:14 and 2 Peter 1:4 in the Latin Vulgate, Bible Gateway. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+18%3A14&version=VULGATE
- Scripture quotations: Deuteronomy 18:14 and 2 Peter 1:4, English Standard Version.
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