Devota as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Devota

What is the meaning of the name Devota ?

The baby name Devota is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced {'IPA_english': '/dɪˈvoʊtə/', 'respelling_english': 'dih-VOH-tuh', 'IPA_romance': '/deˈvɔta/', 'respelling_romance': 'deh-VOH-tah'}.

Devota is French, Latin, Spanish in Origin.

From Latin devota, feminine of devotus (“vowed, devoted”), derived from devovere “to vow, consecrate,” Devota means “the devoted (one),” “consecrated to God,” or “pious.” The name belongs to the family of Christian virtue and devotional names that spread with Latin Christianity across the Romance world.

Its profile rests on the cult of Saint Devota (Sainte Dévote), a 4th‑century virgin martyr from Corsica whose relics, legend says, landed in Monaco; she became patroness of Monaco and Corsica, honored on 27 January with the traditional burning of a boat. Usage clusters in Monaco and neighboring Ligurian and Corsican areas and appears sporadically in Italy, Spain, and Latin America, but remains rare. Linguistic variants include French Dévote, Italian/Spanish/Portuguese Devota, Catalan Devota, and Occitan Devòta; the Monegasque form is likewise Devota. Diminutives are uncommon, and the masculine Devoto survives chiefly as a surname.

⚙ Devota barely registers. There are only 13 recorded uses on record, spread over 9 countries.