Devon (given name)
This article is about the name in which the first syllable is usually stressed. For usual stress on the second, see DeVon.
| Devon | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | (DEV-in) |
| Gender | Unisex |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | English |
| Meaning | Men of Devon |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Devin, Devonne |
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Devon is a unisex given name. It is a variant of Devin, which has Gaelic origins and means "of a little deer".[1]
People
- Devon Alan, American actor
- Devon Alexander, professional American boxer
- Devon Allman, 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, American professional basketball point guard
- Devon Bostick (Devon Bostick, born 1991), Canadian actor
- Devon Britts, professional Major League Lacrosse player for the Washington Bayhawks
- Devon Gearhart (Devon Gearhart, born 1995), American actor
- Devon Gummersall (Devon Ryan Gummersall, born 1978), American television and film actor
- Devon Hughes (aka 'Brother Devon' and 'D-Von Dudley', born 1972), professional wrestler
- Devon Kershaw (born 1982), Canadian cross country skier
- Devon Malcolm (Devon Eugene Malcolm, born 1963), English cricketer
- 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 Odessa (born 1974), American actress and film producer
- Devon Nicholson, Canadian professional wrestler
- Devon (actress) (born 1977), American porn actress
- Devon (rapper) (Devon Martin), Canadian rapper
- 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 (singer) (Devon Song, born 1980), lead male vocalist in Taiwanese band Nan Quan Ma Ma
- Devon Sawa (Devon Edward Sawa, born 1978), Canadian actor
- Devon Seron (Devon May Natividad Seron, born 1993), Filipina actress
- Devon Sproule (born 1982), American musician
- Devon Smith (Devon Sheldon Smith, born 1981), West Indian cricketer
- Devon Soltendieck (born 1985), Canadian MuchMusic VJ
- Devon Storm (Chris Ford), American professional wrestler
- Devon Thomas, West Indian cricketer from Antigua
- Devon Torrence, American football cornerback and National Football League free agent
- Devon Travis, American professional baseball Detroit Tigers second baseman
- Devon van Oostrum, British basketball player for Laboral Kutxa of the Spanish League
- Devon Weigel, Canadian actress best known for her role as Tanya Shedden in the teen drama Falcon Beach
- Devon Werkheiser (Devon Joseph Werkheiser, born 1991), child actor
- Devon Williams, member of Los Angeles melodic pop punk band Osker
- Devon Williams, South African rugby union player
- Devon Windsor, American model
- Devon White (baseball) (Devon Markes White or "Devo", born 1962), baseball player
- Devon White (footballer) (born 1964), soccer player
- Devon Wylie, American football wide receiver for the NFL San Francisco 49ers
- Fictional
- Devon (The Office), Devon White, character from the US TV series The Office
- Devon Woodcomb, character from the US TV series Chuck
- Devon Miles, the head of the Foundation for Law and Government in the original Knight Rider series
See also
Notes
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