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