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Devonia
How to Pronounce Devonia
Pronounced duh-VOH-nee-uh /dɪˈvoʊniə/Medium
Meaning: Devonia extends the place name Devon with a Latin-style -ia ending. Devon, the English county, takes its name from the Dumnonii, a Celtic tribe whose name may mean deep-valley or deep dwellers.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Devonia is a lengthened form of Devon, the English county whose name comes from the Dumnonii, a Celtic tribe, with the graceful -ia ending added. It reads as an American place-name elaboration rather than an old inherited name. Recorded from the nineteen-teens, it peaked around nineteen-seventy-one and stayed a rarity of a couple dozen girls a year.
The -ia ending gives the sturdy county name Devon a softer, more feminine flow, in the pattern of Antonia and Octavia. A Devonia of the nineteen-seventies would be middle-aged now, and the name has stayed rare, though the plain Devon has grown as a unisex choice.
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What does the name Devonia mean?
It elaborates Devon, an English county named for the Celtic Dumnonii tribe, with a decorative -ia ending.
How do you pronounce Devonia?
It is said duh-VOH-nee-uh /dɪˈvoʊniə/, four syllables.
Is Devonia a boy or girl name?
Devonia is used as a girl's name.
Is Devonia a common name?
No. It was always rare, a place-name elaboration given to just a couple dozen girls a year at its peak.