Devon

devon English Etymology From en ang Defenas, which meant both "Devonians" and "Devon," exemplifying the common Anglo-Saxon practice of naming a place after the people who inhabit it. Pronunciation en /ˈdɛv.ən/ /ˈdiː.vən/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Devon.wav Southern England en ɛvən iːvən 2 Usage notes The former pronunciation should be used for all except the river; the latter pronunciation should be used for the river only. Proper noun ~ A placename en place c/UK en Q23156en county cc/England bordered by Cornwall, Somerset, Dorset, the Bristol Channel and the English Channel. en 3 September 2026 Paul Glynn Kirstie Allsopp airlifted to hospital after fall during birthday celebrations BBC News TV presenter Kirstie Allsopp has revealed she was airlifted to hospital for surgery after slipping and injuring her leg while walking home from a beach in Devon on holiday. 3 September 2026 en Q978664en river co/Leicestershire,Nottinghamshire cc/England a tributary to the Trent. en Q1206965en river carea/Clackmannanshire and carea/Perth and Kinross cc/Scotland a tributary of the Forth. en place c/Canada: en Q2105198en town co/Leduc County p/Alberta. en small rural community in mun/Halifax p/Nova Scotia. en former town p/New Brunswick, amalgamated in 1945 into the city of Fredericton. en place c/USA: en village/and/neighborhood city:pref/Milford co/New Haven County s/Connecticut. en ucomm co/New Castle County s/Delaware. en Q17183079en unincorporated community/and/CDP co/Bourbon County s/Kansas. en Q5267677en CDP twp:Suf/Easttown co/Chester County s/Pennsylvania. en ucomm co/Mingo County s/West Virginia. en settlement p:suf/Gauteng c/South Africa. An English en earldom. en unisex en male en 2013 w:Diane Chamberlain Necessary Lies 59 Pan Books 978-1-4472-1125-9 "Is that his real name?" I asked, touching the corner of the picture. "Devil?""I named him Devon James Jordan, but my oldest―my girl Sheena―she had trouble saying Devon and it came out Devil, and that stuck " en Shellie Murdaugh Man found not guilty of former Hardeeville fire chief's murder w:Bluffton Today https://www.blufftontoday.com/story/news/2021/06/04/man-found-not-guilty-former-hardeeville-fire-chiefs-murder/7510076002/ 2021-06-04 Devon Dunham of Hardeeville was found not guilty of murder in the shooting death of 77-year-old Ernest Stevens after a two-day trial May 25-27, the 14th Circuit Solicitor's Office said. https://web.archive.org/web/20210730061223/https://www.blufftontoday.com/story/news/2021/06/04/man-found-not-guilty-former-hardeeville-fire-chiefs-murder/7510076002/ en male place names en male Devin en female place names modern American. en 2014 Molly Smith Metzler Elemeno Pea 61 ETHAN: She's good and sweet and let me tell you somethng I've learned about myself, Dor— Darb? — Derf? — / DEVON: Devon. Just like Kevin. / ETHAN: Devon. Devon. Kevin, Devon, Kevin. Let me tell you something I've learned about myself...Devon. 978-0-573-70202-0 en Jusolyn Flower Assistant attorney general arrested in Newport w:WPRI https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/east-bay/assistant-attorney-general-arrested-in-newport/ 2025-08-15 According to the attorney general’s office, Special Assistant Attorney General Devon Flanagan was arrested. She has worked for the office for about seven years and is currently assigned to the Appellate Unit of the Criminal Division. https://web.archive.org/web/20250827171148/https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/east-bay/assistant-attorney-general-arrested-in-newport/ en. Synonyms en county Devonshire Derived terms en Crook of Devon <qq:Scotland> Devon colic Devoner Devon Hills Devonian Devon Island Devon Meadows Devon North Devon pie Devonport Devonwall East Devon Mid Devon North Devon West Devon Descendants ru Де́вон 1 Translations English county Arabic: ar دِيفُون Breton: br Devnent Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 德文郡 Cornish: kw Dewnens, kw Pow Densher m Danish: da Devon Esperanto: eo Devono German: de Devon Japanese: ja デヴォン Debon Lao: lo ເດວົນ Latin: la Devōnia f Medieval Latin Marathi: mr डेव्हन Norman: nrf Dévon m Old English: ang Defena sċīr f, ang Defenas m-p Portuguese: pt Devon m Russian: ru Девон m Thai: th เดว็อน Northern Thai: nod ᨯᩯᩅᩫ᩠ᨶ Ukrainian: uk Девон m Welsh: cy Dyfnaint Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Devon is the 34353rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 660 individuals. Devon is most common among White (72.73%) and Black/African American (17.12%) individuals. Noun en Cattle One of a breed of hardy cattle originating in Devon, England. See also en Devin Devyn Anagrams en denov doven en heteronyms German de: Pronunciation de /deˈvoːn/ the Devonian de De-Devon.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) de /ˈdɛvən/ Place name Proper noun toponym de county cc/England Devon de town p/Alberta c/Canada Devon de small rural community mun/Halifax p/Nova Scotia c/Canada Devon de former town p/New Brunswick c/Canada now a part of Fredericton Devon de village/and/neighborhood city/Milford s/Connecticut c/USA Devon de unincorporated community co/New Castle County s/Delaware c/USA Devon de unincorporated community co/Bourbon County s/Kansas c/USA Devon de CDP co/Chester s/Pennsylvania c/USA Devon de unincorporated community co/Mingo County s/West Virginia c/USA Devon the Devonian Declension n.sg See also de Silur de Karbon de Paläozoikum de Geology Time Portuguese Etymology pt :ubor en:Devon + 1 Pronunciation Dévon Proper noun pt county cc/England Devon