Where does “devyn” come from?

devyn (Cornish) comes from Cornish mynnes, from Old Cornish mynnet.

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Ancestry of “devyn”, step by step

devyn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish mynnes

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishmynnesto want
2Old Cornishmynnet

via Cornish de

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishdeyesterday
Every word from Old Cornish mynnet