Devereaux

DEV-eh-roe
French surname
"riverbank"

Devereaux Origin and Meaning

The name Devereaux is a boy's name meaning "riverbank".

Devereaux is familiar to many English speakers as a surname but not as a first. It's a habitational name related to the River Eure in France. Mick Jagger has a son with this name in a different spelling, Deveraux.

Famous People Named Devereaux

  • Devereaux Reginald Mytton
    Australian Olympic sailor
  • Devereaux Peters
    American female basketball player

Devereaux in Pop Culture

  • Lord Nicholas Devereaux
    character in The Princess Diaries 2
  • Sophie Devereaux
    character on TV show "Leverage"