First names in Hebrew

First name Devon: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

דבון

Gematria value: 62

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Devon is written דבון

Devon is a spelling of Devin, and also the name of an English county.

Meaning and origin

What does Devon mean?

Meaning: disputed (perhaps "fawn" or "little poet")
Origin: Irish

Devin comes from Irish surnames such as Ó Damháin, sometimes explained as "fawn" or "little poet"; the spelling Devon also recalls the English county. It was very popular in America in the 1990s.

Gematria

Devon = 62

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. דבון has 4 letters:

• דthe letter Dalet4
• בthe letter Bet2
• וthe letter Vav6
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total62

The verse of the name

From the letter Dalet to the letter final Nun

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Devon, from ד to ן:

דַּבֵּר אֶל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵהֶם כִּי־תָבֹאוּ אֶל־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר אֲנִי נֹתֵן לָכֶם וּקְצַרְתֶּם אֶת־קְצִירָהּ וַהֲבֵאתֶם אֶת־עֹמֶר רֵאשִׁית קְצִירְכֶם אֶל־הַכֹּהֵן׃

“Speak to the children of Israel and say to them: When you come into the land that I am giving you and reap its harvest, you shall bring the first sheaf of your harvest to the priest.”

Leviticus 23:10

The book of your first name

Devon, in nine pages

• Devon, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Devon
• Devon, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Devon in three answers

How do you write Devon in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Devon is written דבון. Devon is a spelling of Devin, and also the name of an English county.

What is the gematria value of Devon?
Written דבון, Devon is worth 62: the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Bet (2) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Devon mean?
Disputed (perhaps "fawn" or "little poet") (origin: Irish). Devin comes from Irish surnames such as Ó Damháin, sometimes explained as "fawn" or "little poet"; the spelling Devon also recalls the English county. It was very popular in America in the 1990s.