Where does the name Devon come from?

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2026-03-22 04:45

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a county whose former names, Defnum or Defena, and Defenascir (the Germanic variant), came from the British Dumnonii, the 'Deep Ones', that is possibly, those who lived in a valley or who engaged in mining. The Old English tribal name was Defnas, from the Celtic Dumnonii, and scīr was added.

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