Question about a unisex name...

RubineLime

Regarding the name Devin/Devon...

I always thought the name Devin (spelled with an i) was for a girl, and Devon (with an o) was for a boy. Also, if you see the name Devon, do you pronounce it the same way you'd pronounce Devin, or would you read it as De-VON? (emphasis on "von".)

ETA: DH suggested this name for DS. I am not a fan for either a girl or a boy, just wanted your opinions about the spelling and pronunciation stuff. (part of my reasoning for not wanting to use it)

sparkymcgeee

I don't like the name for either a boy or a girl. But that's just me.

forensicmama

meimsx:

I don't like the name for either a boy or a girl. But that's just me.

Same here. And I definitely consider it a boy's name.

snowybride08

I see either one as a boy's name, but only Devin for a girl.  Either way, though, nms.

Scout05

I don't mind unisex names (obviously, our daughter will be Cameron), but I've never met a girl named Devin. I actually don't know that I've seen it spelled that way before, to be honest.

If you like it, go for it, but it doesn't hit me personally.

LynsiBHM

I have a male cousin Devin and there was a female Devin in my class when I tought preK.  I've also seen Devon for a girl...

OctGirl80

I have a cousin who named her DS Devin. I've never seen it spelled with an -on or on a girl.

LadyXaverian

I don't consider any spelling of Devin a girl name. I've known several Devins (spelled that way) and they were all boys. I met one Devyn (girl) and thought it was awful.

I would still pronounce Devon like Devin.

abell77

I pronounce both as Devin.  Actually, I've only known boys to be Devin, and girls to be Devon.

heysupnatalie

I have a girlfriend named Devon. It's pronounced dev-in, even though it's spelt with an o rather than an i.

RunningWife

I'm lurking here, but...

Well, my name is Devon, spelled with an "O", and I am very much a girl.

I can say that when I was little, I hated it. I wanted to be a Christina or a Stephanie (or something equally as common)...but over time, I have grown to love it.

I like the fact it's gender neutral...and it works for me.

However, if you don't like it, it's probably not a good choice.

Not sure why I posted here, but I guess I just felt like I needed to defend the name!! LOL...

ETA: I pronounce it like Devin, and have actually never had anyone mispronounce it.

ETA2: Just seeing my name so many times on the screen in this thread is totally trippy!!

MrsJD25

I have a student in my class named Devon and it was pronounced at De-VON. The student was a boy.

mommy megan

I have a niece named devon, I've seen the name spelled devin/devon/deven. People always call her DeVon instead of dev-in and she hates it. I like the name for a girl or a boy, but I'm biased because after 20 years I couldn't picture my niece as anything else

penguin-kisses

I knew a Devon (boy) in the 4th grade, and a Devyn (girl) in high school though I've never actually met any other Devon/Devin/Devyns... I would pronounce them all exactly the same.

It's exactly my style - I love unisex names, especially on girls, but would be more inclined to spell it with an o for either boy or girl. I find it to be the more classic/automatic way of spelling it. If I were just to hear it spoken I would assume it were spelled with an o regardless of it being a boy or girl with the name, unless I was told otherwise.

kabarbanel

I actually associate that name with a girl, cuz I have known 2 girls witht that name, but no boys.

emlovesrich

I think of it as a boy name.  I do know a girl named Devanee though and that seems like a feminine version of the name Devin.

dantessock

I have three students name Devin.  Two are female and one is male but all three spell it "Devin".

rxredhead

I think of Devin as a boy's spelling but that might just be because of Devin Hester. I worked with a girl named the same thing but I honestly can't remember if it was spelled Devin or Devyn

jtgrosse

I'm not necessarily against a unisex name... I am however against pronunciations that have to be explained.  As a teacher, I always feared saying a student's name wrong.  I'd hate to be the kid that had to explain their name all their life.

 I have had male and female Devin/Devon's in class.  I just think it should be pronounced like it reads