Devlyn
DEV-lin
Popularity
#13883
Letters
6
Syllables
2
Origin
Irish
Total Births
609
Peak Year
#34 in 2008
First Recorded
1969
Style
Modern & Trendy
Spelling
Easy to spell
What It Means
Likely a variant spelling of Devlin, an Irish surname derived from the Gaelic Ó Dubhlinn, meaning 'descendant of Dubhlinn', a personal name meaning 'black pool'.
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