Devon (given name)
| Pronunciation | /ˈdɛvən/ | 
|---|---|
| Gender | Unisex | 
| Origin | |
| Meaning | After the English county Devon, from the surname Devon | 
| Other names | |
| Related names | Devin, Devyn | 
The given name Devon is of uncertain origin. It may be derived from either the English county Devon, or from the surname Devon. A feminine variant of the name is Devonne.[1]
People
- Devon Alexander (born 1987), American boxer
 - Devon Allen (born 1994), American athlete
 - Devon Allman (born 1972), vocalist, guitarist, keyboardist, and songwriter
 - Devon Anderson (Devon Carlo Anderson, born 1987), English actor
 - Devon Aoki (Devon Edwenna Aoki, born 1982), Japanese-American supermodel and actress
 - Devon Bailey (born 1991), Canadian football player
 - Devon Beitzel (born 1988), American professional basketball point guard
 - Devon Bostick (born 1991), Canadian actor
 - Devon Briggs (born 2004), New Zealand para-cyclist
 - Devon Conway (born 1991), New Zealand cricketer
 - Devon Dampier (born 2004), American football player
 - Devon Dotson (born 1999), American basketball player
 - Devon Gearhart (born 1995), American actor
 - Devon Gummersall (Devon Ryan Gummersall, born 1978), American television and film actor
 - Devon Higgs (born 2000), American basketball player
 - Devon Hughes (aka 'Brother Devon' and 'D-Von Dudley', born 1972), American wrestler
 - Devon Kershaw (born 1982), Canadian cross-country skier
 - Devon Key (born 1997), American football player
 - Devon Larratt (born 1975), Canadian professional armwrestler
 - Devon Levi (born 2001), Canadian ice hockey player
 - Devon Malcolm (Devon Eugene Malcolm, born 1963), English cricketer
 - Devon (rapper) (Devon Martin), Canadian rapper
 - Devon McDaniel, Jamaican politician
 - Devon McTavish (born 1984), American soccer player
 - Devon Morris (born 1961), Jamaican sprinter
 - Devon Murray (Devon Michael Murray, born 1988), Irish actor who plays Seamus Finnigan in the Harry Potter movies
 - Devon Nicholson (born 1982), Canadian professional wrestler
 - Devon Odessa (born 1974), American actress and film producer
 - Devon Price, American social psychologist and writer
 - Devon (actress) (born 1977), American porn actress
 - Devon Russell (died 1997), Jamaican rocksteady and reggae singer and record producer
 - Devon Saal, South African professional footballer for Milano United
 - Devon Sandoval, American soccer player forward for Major League Soccer Real Salt Lake
 - Devon Sawa (Devon Edward Sawa, born 1978), Canadian actor
 - Devon Seron (Devon May Natividad Seron, born 1993), Filipina actress
 - Devon Smith (Devon Sheldon Smith, born 1981), West Indian cricketer
 - Devon Soltendieck (born 1985), Canadian MuchMusic VJ
 - Devon (singer) (Devon Song, born 1980), lead male vocalist in Taiwanese band Nan Quan Ma Ma
 - Devon Sproule (born 1982), American musician
 - Devon Storm (Chris Ford), American wrestler
 - Devon Teuscher, American ballet dancer
 - Devon Thomas, West Indian cricketer from Antigua
 - Devon Torrence, American football cornerback and National Football League free agent
 - Devon Travis, American professional baseball Toronto Blue Jays second baseman
 - Devon van Oostrum, British basketball player for Laboral Kutxa of the Spanish League
 - Devon Werkheiser (Devon Joseph Werkheiser, born 1991), American actor and singer
 - Devon White (baseball) (Devon Markes White or "Devo", born 1962), Jamaican American baseball player
 - Devon White (footballer) (born 1964), English footballer
 - Devon Williams, South African rugby union player
 - Devon Williamson, New Zealand playwright
 - Devon Windsor, American model
 - Devon Witherspoon (born 2000), American football player
 - Devon Wylie, American football wide receiver for the NFL San Francisco 49ers
 
Fictional characters
- Devon, from the Disney's Pixar film Turning Red
 - Devon Daniels, one of the main characters in Power Rangers Beast Morphers
 - Devon D'Marco, from the Netflix original series Project Mc²
 - Devon Evans, from the USA/Syfy television series, Chucky, based on the Child's Play media franchise
 - Devon Blaine Marks, protagonist of The New Kid, the third story in Five Nights at Freddy's Fazbear Frights
 - Devon Miles, the head of the Foundation for Law and Government in the original Knight Rider series
 - Devon Scout-Hale, from the Apple TV+ drama "Severance"
 - Devon White, from the US TV series The Office
 - Devon Woodcomb, from the US TV series Chuck
 
See also
- De’Von Achane (born 2001), American football player
 - Devin (name)
 
References
- Hanks, P; Hardcastle, K; Hodges, F (2006) [1990]. A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.