Devonta
Meaning of Devonta
In its genesis within late-20th-century American naming conventions, the masculine given name Devonta emerges as a distinctive lexical formation, wrought through the confluence of the Celtic-rooted Devon and the suffix -ta—an innovation reflective of broader African-American onomastic creativity. Articulated in American English as /dɪˈvɑn.tə/, Devonta has historically conveyed notions of resilience and individuality, achieving its zenith of popularity in the mid-1990s when annual occurrences regularly exceeded thirty to a hundred births and its rank hovered within the top 500. Thereafter, it experienced a gradual attenuation in frequency—by 2024 registering 18 occurrences and a rank of 906—yet continues to illustrate the dynamic interplay between cultural identity and linguistic invention characteristic of Anglo-American naming praxis.
Pronunciation
American English
- Pronunced as dih-VAHN-tuh (/dɪˈvɑn.tə/)
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Notable People Named Devonta
| Devonta Freeman - |
