Devlin

carolinag

would you ever use the name Devlin for a child? boy or girl. if it was a family name.

Rachel&Jake

I wouldn't

ParisPreggo

Maybe as a mn for?sentimental?purposes since it is a family name but other than that probably not. I may have slight?dyslexia?but the first thing that pops out at me is Devil... maybe you could use it for a girl but spell it Devlyn, but even then.

leah1615

for a mn, sure, but not for the first name. It reminds me of devilled eggs.

carolinag

leah1615:

for a mn, sure, but not for the first name. It reminds me of devilled eggs.

this cracked me up.

i've heard the devil thing before. in fact when i was little i thought it was pronounced devil-in instead of dev-lin. it's just like devon but with an L. 

squeakerabudhbabi

I like it, but I would rather use Declan (close, but obviously not the same!).

squeakerabudhbabi

Oh, and I think of boy when I hear Devlin...sorry, forgot to say above! 

JENFEF21

My BF's daughter's name is Devlynn.  They've been calling her Devvie for short, obviously not a nn that would be good once she's older.  NMS really, but it's grown on me.

kegallagh

Honestly, I think it's a really bad first name. I guess it's fine as a mn since it's a family name.

KappaUCF20

I knew of a guy named Devlin in high school (he was a math genius, not that that applies to you, but that's why I remember him so well lol).  It definitely seems more masculine to me, and I don't like that it's sounds so similar to devil. I personally wouldn't use it.

melissapgreen

Knowing its a family name, I kinda like it. and I like the idea someone posted about using Devlyn for a girl!

ilovemygirls

I have a very distant relative named Devlin.  I don't like it at all. 

cantytam

Nope

mrsseguin

No.  It is weird with the "l".  But, Devin isn't much better.  Sorry.

mrsc720

Maybe for a mn, it would have to involve DH crying at my feet though.

LMS05

No

Sweden+Canada

Nope. Every time I see it in writing I think devil...

courtneyandandrew

I don't think I like Devlin as much as I do Devin...

C12H22O11

carolinag:

would you ever use the name Devlin for a child? boy or girl. if it was a family name.

My first thought upon seeing the name was deviled eggs....NMS.  I've known a couple Devin/Devons though.

kimberleigh30

Nah, I don't like it.  Sorry.

MegsInWales49

Maybe as a middle name, I can see it as a middle name for either a boy or girl- but only as a first name for a boy.

Soon2BMrsN

No... it makes me think of "devil" -- sorry.

1yeartogo

never. nms.

shanBmcg

I probably wouldn't use it for a little girl, but I don't mind it for a little boy; and would prefer it as a middle name.

This is REALLY corny but I play World of Warcraft and it reminds me of a quest where you have to kill a Devlin. Of course, I wouldn't consider this info at all in choosing whether or not to use the name. Just a quirky thing that pops up in my head.

wranglercowgrl87

leah1615:

for a mn, sure, but not for the first name. It reminds me of devilled eggs.

lol me too!

spring-chickie

I personally wouldn't, but I know a girl named Devlin who I grew up with.

Bluesmoothee

I don't like Devlin, but Devin was at the very top of my Girl Name list before I found out I was having a boy. I'd only use Devin for a girl.

 

I just don't like Devlin w/ the "l".

dpdw

It's a common enough surname that I think it can work well as a middle name.  I personally wouldn't use it as a first name, but if i heard it I'd assume boy -- but maybe that's because in college I knew a guy named Devin & it's kind of close.

carolinag

it's actually the middle name for a number of my family members. i don't really plan on using it for a first name, but was just curious what people's reactions would be. 

and fwiw i would never do devin. i'm not into changing a name that has meaning. either it's meaningful and you use it or it's not. 

Ali-B

I like it.

mrsc720

It's nms but maybe as a mn.