Devon: Boy or Girl?

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Devon: Boy or Girl?
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Mon, 07-09-2007 - 7:42pm

Devon: Boy or Girl?



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Registered: 12-08-2004
Wed, 07-11-2007 - 3:30pm

For me, it mostly depends on how you're pronouncing it.

de-VON is most definitely masculine, while DE-von is more feminine (although I know men who pronounce their names this way, too). In my group of acquaintances, it's more common for boys, if that means anything to you.

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Thu, 07-12-2007 - 1:26pm
Neither, it's
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Registered: 08-01-2003
Mon, 07-16-2007 - 12:47pm

Devon has almost always been equally unisex - I've always known (and I'm talking since like for the last 25-30 years) equal #s of boys and girls named Devon - with various spellings - Devon, Devin, Devyn (the Y one is always girls)

It's always pronounced DEV-in - regardless of the o, i or y - I've seen Devan on rare occasions, but I'd avoid that - because that could go De-VAN, which I think not a nice pronunciation at all

another poster said something about for a girl it being pronounced De-VONN - which I do not agree with at all, I know several girls named Devon or Devyn, pronounced just the same way as a boy would

if you'd want Da-VONN - I'd spell it Davonne

good luck

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Registered: 08-20-2001
Mon, 07-16-2007 - 2:19pm
I used to think it was all-boy but too many parents have been using it for their daughters. I don't really care for it for either sex anymore.
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Registered: 07-17-2007
Tue, 07-17-2007 - 12:25am
I have a dd named Devyn. Which I see as a feminine spelling. I see Devon as the male verson.
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Registered: 07-23-2007
Tue, 07-24-2007 - 12:19pm
I think Devon sp is for a girl and for a boy it's sp Devan or Devin. I went to college with a girl named Devon - and always thought it was a beautiful name and very original for a girl.

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Registered: 07-20-2007
Tue, 07-24-2007 - 3:36pm
Hi there! I have two friends who have children with this name. One is a boy and one is a girl. My friend who has the son spells it Devan. My friend who has the daughter spells it Devon.
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Registered: 09-25-2006
Tue, 07-24-2007 - 8:10pm
I agree that it's equally unisex.
 
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Registered: 03-20-2003
Wed, 07-25-2007 - 9:55pm

It's unisex to me.