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Devine

Devine proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Devine (countable and uncountable, plural Devines)

  1. (countable) A surname from Irish.
  2. An unincorporated community in Pueblo County, Colorado, United States.
  3. A city in Medina County, Texas, United States.

Forms of Devine

pluralDevines
alternative formDevens
alternative formDivens

Origin of Devine

Reduced Anglicized form of either of two Irish surnames, Ó Duibhín (“descendant of Duibhín”), a byname from a hypocoristic form of dubh (“black”), or Ó Daimhín (“descendant of Daimhín”), a byname from a hypocoristic form of damh (“stag”).

Questions about Devine

What does Devine mean?
Devine means a surname from Irish.
What part of speech is Devine?
Devine is a proper noun.

Words near Devine in the dictionary

  1. Devin
  2. DeVincent
  3. Devincentis
  4. Devincentises
  5. DeVincents
  6. Devine
  7. Devines
  8. Deviney
  9. Devineys
  10. Deviock
  11. deviometer

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