Meaning of name Devin

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Meaning

The name Devin has the following meaning:

Resembling an ox/of the divine.

This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name.

Popularity

See worldwide popularity rankings of Devin as a baby name (outside USA)

As a baby boy name, Devin is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 79 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Devin fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 15 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 124 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Devin in the USA, over the past 100 years.

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See worldwide popularity rankings of Devin as a baby name (outside USA)

Pronunciation

The name Devin is pronounced as dev-in

Origins

Devin originates from the Gaelic language.
See other suggested Gaelic baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Devin and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Devin: Boys - Conley, Dwyer, Ean, Grady, Winford, Girls - Ryleigh, Shonda, Both genders - Kyle, Leslie

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Devin: Davin (English), Deavin, Deavon, Deavun, Deavyn, Deheune, Dev (Gaelic), Devan (English), Deven (English), Devenn, Deveon, Devion, Devon (Irish), Devone, Devonn, Devonne, Devren, Devrin, Devron, Devryn, Devun, Devunn, Devvon, Devyn (English), Devynn

Style

We think the name Devin should fall under the following style category: Ending with N.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Devin to be: A charming and well-to-do person

In one word, you might describe Devin as a(n) "charming" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Devin (or its variants) are:

Devin Hester, born on 4 November, a famous athlete. Devin Hester's background: An American football wide receiver and return specialist for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League.

Devin Townsend, born on 5 May, a famous musician. Devin Townsend's background: An influential Canadian multi-instrumentalist musician. He is a vocalist and record producer, drawing on progressive metal with influences from free jazz, blues, industrial, ambient and classical music.

Devin Brown, born on 30 December, a famous athlete. Devin Brown's background: An American National Basketball Association player currently with the Cleveland Cavaliers.