Devon (given name)

The given name Devon is of uncertain origin. It is mainly a North American name, and may be derived from either the English county Devon, or from the surname Devon. A feminine variant of the name is Devonne.^[1]

People

• 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 Kosa (born 1996), American social media influencer
• 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 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 characters

• 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
• Devon D'Marco, from the Netflix original series Project Mc²
• Devon, the main antagonist of Indonesian Soap Opera Roman Picisan
• Devon Grandahl, distant relative of Gandalf, a wizard of the Istari order.
• Catarina Devon, a pirate from the manga and anime One Piece

See also

• Devin (name)

Citations

References

• Hanks, P; Hardcastle, K; Hodges, F (2006) [1990]. A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.