The devine Surname
devine Name Meaning and History
- Irish: reduced Anglicized form of either of two Gaelic names, Ó Duibhín ‘descendant of Duibhín’, a byname meaning ‘little black one’, or Ó Daimhín ‘descendant of Daimhín’, a byname meaning ‘fawn’, ‘little stag’. These are attenuated versions of Ó Dubháin and Ó Damháin, and are the phonetic origin of Anglicizations with an internal v (as opposed to w, as in Dewan, or monosyllabic forms with an o or u) (see Doane).
- English and French: nickname, of literal or ironic application, from Middle English, Old French devin, divin ‘excellent’, ‘perfect’ (Latin divinus ‘divine’).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Ann M. Devine of Dorchester, MA |
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| Will of James Devin/Divin/Devine; Lincoln Co., Ky |
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| DEVINE , Lambeth , Surrey & Holborn , Middlesex , England |
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| Devine from Des Moines Iowa |
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| DEVINE Nellie 1869-1946 |
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| Devines | Mary Devine Lyons | 14 |
| Devines | Jean Devine Turicik | 4 |
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