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Devonn

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How to Pronounce Devonn

Pronounced DEV-un /ˈdɛvən/Medium

Meaning: Devonn doubles the final n of Devon, an English given name borrowed from the county of Devon in the southwest of England. The county's own name goes back to the Dumnonii, a Celtic tribe whose territory the Romans recorded, so the sense is roughly 'land of the Dumnonii people'. The extra n is a modern American styling choice rather than a change in meaning.Medium

In 30 seconds: Devonn is a respelling of Devon, an English county name used for boys. It never caught on widely in the United States, drifting through the early nineteen-nineties (said DEV-un).
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MeaningDevonn doubles the final n of Devon, an English given name borrowed from the county of Devon in the southwest of England. The county's own name goes back to the Dumnonii, a Celtic tribe whose territory the Romans recorded, so the sense is roughly 'land of the Dumnonii people'. The extra n is a modern American styling choice rather than a change in meaning.
U.S. rank (2020)#8927 ↘ Falling
2020 U.S. births8 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year1992
Total births (all-time)≈ 432

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 199219732020

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Devonn is a styled spelling of Devon, a name lifted from the English county rather than coined from scratch. Devon entered use as a first name in the twentieth century, and American parents in particular liked reshaping it, here by adding a second n for a fuller look on the page.

In United States records Devonn stayed a genuine rarity: only a couple dozen boys a year received it even at its high point around 1992, and it never spread beyond that. A boy given the name at its peak is in his thirties today, part of a generation that favored fresh spellings of familiar sounds.

Did you know? Devonn carries the same roots as the county of Devon in England, whose name honors an ancient Celtic people called the Dumnonii.
Overall data confidence 60%
References - Devonn / Devon — English county Devon, from Celtic Dumnonii; doubled-n restyling

Variations

DevonDevanDevinDevonneDevyn

Nicknames

DevVon

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If you like Devonn…

Devon— the standard spelling Devonn restyles
Devin— a same-sounding cousin spelling
Devan— another common variant of the name
Donovan— a longer name with the same Dev opening

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Devonn mean?

It is a spelling of Devon, a name taken from the English county of Devon.

How do you pronounce Devonn?

It is said DEV-un /ˈdɛvən/, two syllables, stress on the first.

Is Devonn a boy or girl name?

Devonn is used as a boy's name.

Is Devonn a popular name?

No, it has always been rare, a minor respelling of Devon that ticked up briefly in the early nineteen-nineties.

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