Dev

Where Dev comes from

Borrowed from Hindi देव (dev).
— Wiktionary's entry for Dev
  • Hindi
Along the way
  1. 1969
    First appearance
    #4,404 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 2009
    Peak, #1,232
    145 babies named Dev — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Hindi.
  • A diminutive of the male given name Devdas.
Namesakes

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