Devine as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Devine

What is the meaning of the name Devine ?

The baby name Devine is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /dəˈvaɪn/ (duh-VINE),/dɪˈviːn/ (deh-VEEN).

Devine is French, Irish in Origin.

Devine is an Anglicized Irish surname adopted as a modern unisex given name. It most commonly derives from Ó Daimhín, “descendant of Daimhín,” where Old Irish damh (“stag; ox”) plus the diminutive -ín yields the sense “little stag/ox.” In some families it reflects Ó Duibhín, from dubh (“dark, swarthy”) with -ín, meaning “little dark one.” As a first name, Devine also echoes the English adjective divine, “heavenly, godlike,” which helps explain its contemporary appeal. Pronounced de-VYNE.

Historically concentrated in Ulster - especially Tyrone and Derry - the surname appears in late medieval tax lists and early modern muster rolls, then spread to Scotland, Britain, and North America through 18th–19th‑century migration. Given‑name use rose in the late 20th century with the trend for surnames and meaningful word‑names. Variants and related spellings include Devin, Devyn, Devan, Devyne, Divine, and DeVine; older Gaelic forms are Ó Daimhín and Ó Duibhín.