Devon is a ♀ girl name and a ♂ boy name. That makes Devon one of the gender-neutral unisex names.
The given name Devon is a transferred use of an English surname, that derived from the place name Devon County in southwest England. The place name originates from the name of the Celtic tribe Dumnonii.
Devon means “deep valley dwellers” (from Celtic “devnent”), but also “defender”.
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