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Living in England, British place names like Devon and London seem even more silly... and they're kind of silly sounding in the first place.

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I wonder if the same principle applies to names like Kent?

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Never heard of a British London, Devon or Kent any more than I've heard of a child named Newcastle, Glasgow or Sussex, so...

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But anyway, not my style, unfortunately.

I prefer both Devon and Devin on females. I put emphasis on the first syllable and have heard it about equally on both genders though I'm not sure of all the spellings. I did have a class once with a guy named deh-VOHN but I'm not sure how he spelled it either, my only guess was Devon

This message was edited 8/10/2012, 8:48 AM

I like Devin better, and I like it for both a boy and a girl.

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I would pronounce Devon "DEV-in," and have never heard of it being pronounced other ways.

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Neither is popular in my area.

It's surprisingly popular for a girl where I live. It's pronounced as DEV-ən here and is generally spelt as Devon. I don't mind it, but I don't love it.

This message was edited 8/9/2012, 5:06 PM

I don't like Devin, which is a boy name to me and rhymes with Kevin (DEV-in). Sounds diabolical.

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I think Devon (DEV-un, roughly - does not sound exactly like Devin but rhymes with ) isn't a variant of Devin at all, and is a trendy-ish place name for girls, sort of like London. I don't like it on boys. I think it's rather nice for girls.

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I've met one young woman named Devon and no others. Some newish unisex names make a homely person seem more so IMO - like London and Rowan and Emerson - and seem to depend on the bearer being young, femmey, and pretty, to "work." But Devon doesn't have that effect, to me. I can picture Devon seeming dignified and modest and non-lame on a woman whose overall impression was of severity, as well as it suited the young Devon I met who seemed young and happy.

Do you like it?

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* Not really

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Boy or girl?

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* Boy

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Is it popular where you live?

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* I don't know. I don't hear it that often

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Do you pronounce it DEV-in or deh-VOHN?

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* DEV-in (I've never heard of Devon being pronoucned as deh-VOHN. Did you mean deh-VAHN or deh-VON?)

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Devin or Devon?

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* Devin, because it wouldn't be pronounced as de-VAHN

This message was edited 8/9/2012, 4:22 PM

I think it's horrible on a girl, but it's okay on a boy. I much prefer Devin or Davin though. I prn Devin like DEV-in and Devon like de-vohn, neither one is common here in Sweden.

Meh, it's okay.
Boy.
Not super popular.
DEV-in
I like Devon better than Devin.

Some people don't care for place names as people names. I'm not one of them. I've always thought Devon ("DEV-un") was especially lovely for a girl. It's feminine without being frilly. Devon Elizabeth and Devon Audrey are my combos for it.

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Devin ("DEV-in") I see as a boy's name.

It definitely sounds like a boys name to me. I pronounce it DEV-on, like the county, and I would spell it Devon.

I pronounce it DEV-in.

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I like Dev and Evan quite a bit, but Devin / Devon has never really done much for me. I think it's decent, though. I definitely prefer it as a male name. I dislike it for girls.

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I would probably prefer Devin otherwise, but since I had a bad Devin experience, I think I prefer Devon.

Double post. Ignore.

This message was edited 8/9/2012, 12:55 PM

I like it on a girl, but I prefer Devin. Devon looks like de-VOHN to me.

I quite like it, I pronounce it Devin like DEV-in and Devon like deh-VOHN. Neither are popular where I live, I once met a little boy called Devon though. Definitely boy's name.