Devon

Meaning

Name

1. A county of England bordered by Cornwall, Somerset, Dorset, the Bristol Channel and the English Channel.
2. A river in Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire, England, a tributary to the Trent.
3. A river in Clackmannanshire council area, Scotland, a tributary of the Forth.
4. A place in Canada:
5. A place in Canada:
6. A place in Canada:
7. A place in the United States:
8. A place in the United States:
9. A place in the United States:
10. A place in the United States:
11. A place in the United States:
12. A settlement in Gauteng province, South Africa.
13. An English earldom.
14. A male given name transferred from the place name, or a variant of Devin.
15. A female given name transferred from the place name, of modern American usage.
16. A surname.

Noun

One of a breed of hardy cattle originating in Devon, England.

Synonyms

Devonshire

Dorset

West Country

Bristol

Gloucestershire

Translations

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Devin Stiker

دْيْفْوْن

Ντέβον

Ντεβονσάιρ

Devonia

Devōnia

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdɛv.ən/

Etymology

Inherited from Old English: Defenas

In summary

From Old English Defenas, which meant both "Devonians" and "Devon," exemplifying the common Anglo-Saxon practice of naming a place after the people who inhabit it.

Sentences

Beauman was born in Totnes , Devon , England .