Save Gender Feminine Usage Dutch (Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare) Pronounced Pron. /ˈdɛ.və.ni/(Dutch, American English) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Transferred use of the surname Deveny. This is the title of the 1994 love song 'Deveny' by Dutch singer Marc Daniëls, thus why this name is most popular in the Netherlands.