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देव
“god, the celestial one”
देव (devá) is a given name from Proto-Indo-Iranian, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European. It is used in Hindi, Marathi, and Sanskrit.
Hindi and Marathi and SanskritWritten in Devanagari script. In English: Dev.
Meaning & origin
What it means
देव goes back to Proto-Indo-European *deywós, meaning “god, the celestial one.”
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Where it comes from
देव comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
देव is a diminutive of देवदत्त.
देव’s family of names
देव is a diminutive of देवदत्त. In Hindi usage, देव can be written in the Roman alphabet as Dev.
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Around the world
देव has relatives in 4 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
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