Devine Family History
Devine Name Meaning
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of either of two Gaelic names Ó Duibhín ‘descendant of Duibhín’ a byname meaning ‘little black one’ or Ó Daimhín ‘descendant of Daimhín’ a byname meaning ‘little stag little ox’. These are attenuated versions of Ó Dubháin and Ó Damháin and are the phonetic origin of Anglicized forms with an internal v (as opposed to w as in Dewan or monosyllabic forms with an o or u) (see Doane ). Compare Devin English Irish and French: variant of Devin Probably also an altered form of French Devin
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022