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Dev

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A male given name from Hindi.

proper noun

  1. 1

    A male given name from Hindi.

  2. 2

    A patronymic surname from Hindi.

  3. 3

    A diminutive of the male given name Devdas.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dyew- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *deywós Proto-Indo-Iranian *daywás Sanskrit देव (deva)lbor. Hindi देव (dev)bor. English Dev Borrowed from Hindi देव (dev).

proper noun

  1. 1

    Variant of Éamon de ValeraAbbreviation of Éamon de Valera, former president of Ireland.

proper noun

  1. 1

    slangThe Devonshire Arms, an alternative pub in Camden, London.

    The Dev was a long-standing favourite, as was Hawley Arms and The World's End, but he found greater pleasure in seeking out the smaller, lesser known bars and pubs.

    The vampire community offers a variety of activities, ranging from obscure events, such as carve your own tombstone, gothic belly dancing, and Kensal Green Cemetery walks to more regular pub and club nights at alternative venues, such as The Dev (the Devonshire Arms, Camden), the Intrepid Fox, Slimelight, and Torture Garden.

Etymology

Clipping of Devonshire.

Forms

plural
Devs
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Lexical content from Wiktionary, under CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source entry · Data version 2026-08-23

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