{{About|the name in which the first syllable is usually stressed|usual stress on the second|DeVon}} {{Infobox given name | name = Devon | image= | imagesize= | caption= | pronunciation = {{IPAc-en|ˈ|d|ɛ|v|ən}} | gender = Unisex | meaning = After the English county Devon, from the surname Devon | origin = | variant forms = | related names = Devin, Devyn | footnotes = }}
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.<ref>Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 75.</ref>
== People == *Devon Alexander (born 1987), American boxer *Devon Allen (born 1994), American athlete *Devon Allman (born 1972), American musician *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== {{reflist}} *{{cite book |last1=Hanks |first1=P |author1-link=Patrick Hanks |last2=Hardcastle |first2=K |last3=Hodges |first3=F |year=2006 |orig-date=1990 |title=A Dictionary of First Names |series=Oxford Paperback Reference |edition=2nd |publisher=Oxford University Press |publication-place=Oxford |isbn=978-0-19-861060-1 |ref=H1 }}
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