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Dev

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Sanskrit
"god"

Dev Origin and Meaning

The name Dev is a boy's name meaning "god".

This name has recently come on the radar via rising actor Dev Patel, who made his mark in Slumdog Millionaire and then in Lion and is also the name of the lead character played by Aziz Ansari in his sitcom Master of None. It could catch on here, at a time when parents are importing other three-letter names like Liv.

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Famous People Named Dev

  • Dharam Devdutt Pishorimal "Dev" AnandIndian actor
  • Dev PatelIndian,British actor
  • Dev (born Deepak Adhikari)Indian actor
  • Devin Joseph Jordan "Dev" GriffinBritish actor and DJ
  • Dev Eshaan Wallace (b. 2012)son of actress Daya Vaidya

Dev in Pop Culture

  • Devendra "Dev" Alahancharacter on UK soap opera "Coronation Street"