Devon

proper nounnouncommon in dialogue

//ˈdɛv.ən//
//ˈdiː.vən//

A county of England bordered by Cornwall, Somerset, Dorset, the Bristol Channel and the English Channel.

proper noun

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A county of England bordered by Cornwall, Somerset, Dorset, the Bristol Channel and the English Channel.
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A river in Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire, England, a tributary to the Trent.
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A river in Clackmannanshire council area and Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland, a tributary of the Forth.
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A place in Canada: A town in Leduc County, Alberta.
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A place in Canada: A small rural community in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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A place in Canada: A former town in New Brunswick, amalgamated in 1945 into the city of Fredericton.
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A place in the United States: A village and neighborhood of the city of Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut.
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A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware.
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A place in the United States: An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Bourbon County, Kansas.
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A place in the United States: A census-designated place in Easttown Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
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A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia.
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A settlement in Gauteng province, South Africa.
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An English earldom.
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A male given name transferred from the place name, or a variant of Devin.
"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 […]"
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.
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A female given name transferred from the place name, of modern American usage.
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.
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.
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A surname.

Etymology

From Old English Defenas, which meant both "Devonians" and "Devon," exemplifying the common Anglo-Saxon practice of naming a place after the people who inhabit it.

noun

1
One of a breed of hardy cattle originating in Devon, England.

Forms

plural: Devons

devious · Cunning or deceiving, not straightforward or honest, not…Devlin · A surname from Irish.devon · A type of processed meat sausage.

Devon · A county of England bordered by Cornwall, Somerset, Dorset, the Bristol Channel and the English Channel.

devote · to give one's time, focus one's efforts, commit oneself, etc.…devoted · Vowed; dedicated; consecrated.devotion · The act or state of devoting or being devoted; a feeling of…

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