Devereux

Devereux is a surname of Norman origin frequent in England and the English-speaking world. The name is notably found in Wexford, where the Normans first landed in Ireland from Pembrokeshire in Wales. It is claimed as a variant of Devreux (which unlike Devereux[1] is still encountered in Normandy) meaning "d'Évreux" or "from Évreux", a town in Normandy, France. Another explanation is that it is equivalent to the name Dyfrig (or Dubricius), a saint originating from south Herefordshire (Archenfield), where the parish of St. Devereux is also found.

Devereux
Current regionNormandy
Etymologyd'Évreux (French for 'of Évreux', France)
Connected familiesDevereaux

The similar names Devereaux and Deveraux are alternate spellings of the surname resulting from the various ways of pronouncing it - the placename is pronounced "Ev-ruh" (French pronunciation: [evʁø]) and the surname may be pronounced Dever-o, Dever-oo, Dever-ooks, Dev-erah, Dev-rah, Dev-ruh, or Dev-rix (Wexford).

People

Organizations

Places

  • Devereux (Herefordshire), lost village in the United Kingdom
  • Devereux, Georgia, a community in the United States
  • Devereux Creek, Queensland, a small locality on the east coast of Australia
  • St Devereux (Herefordshire), church and parish 6 miles south of Hereford, originally dedicated to the Welsh Saint Dyfrig, Bishop of Ergyng

See also

  • Roberto Devereux, tragic opera by Gaetano Donizetti, loosely based on Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex

References

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