Ó Daimhín
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The name Devine is derived from the Irish Gaelic
"Ó Daimhín". The root of this name is "damh", which according to Dineen means an "Ox or a Stag", it is also used figuratively as "Hero". Confusingly, scholars in the 19th and early 20th centuries sometimes thought it was derived from "dámh", meaning a bard or poet but this is no longer accepted. Older forms of the name were written as "Ua Daimhine" and "Ua Daimhin".
According to Edward MacLysaght
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Other names thought to derive from Ó Daimhín are: O'Devine, Devane, Davin, Devin, Divin, Divine, Diven, Devan, Dwayne.
there is no record of a "grant of arms
" ever being issued to a member of the Devine family. However, a grant of arms can be applied for; see: Applying for a Grant of Arms.
Irish language
Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...
"Ó Daimhín". The root of this name is "damh", which according to Dineen means an "Ox or a Stag", it is also used figuratively as "Hero". Confusingly, scholars in the 19th and early 20th centuries sometimes thought it was derived from "dámh", meaning a bard or poet but this is no longer accepted. Older forms of the name were written as "Ua Daimhine" and "Ua Daimhin".
According to Edward MacLysaght
Edward MacLysaght
Edward MacLysaght was one of the foremost genealogists of twentieth century Ireland. His numerous books on Irish surnames built upon the work of Patrick Woulfe's Irish Names and Surnames and made him well known to all those researching their family past.-Early life:Edward was born in Flax Bourton...
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The name Devine is chiefly found to-day in the counties of TyroneCounty TyroneHistorically Tyrone stretched as far north as Lough Foyle, and comprised part of modern day County Londonderry east of the River Foyle. The majority of County Londonderry was carved out of Tyrone between 1610-1620 when that land went to the Guilds of London to set up profit making schemes based on...
and LondonderryCounty LondonderryThe place name Derry is an anglicisation of the old Irish Daire meaning oak-grove or oak-wood. As with the city, its name is subject to the Derry/Londonderry name dispute, with the form Derry preferred by nationalists and Londonderry preferred by unionists...
but is now rare in FermanaghCounty FermanaghFermanagh District Council is the only one of the 26 district councils in Northern Ireland that contains all of the county it is named after. The district council also contains a small section of County Tyrone in the Dromore and Kilskeery road areas....
. Up to the fifteenth century the chief of this septSept (social)A sept is an English word for a division of a family, especially a division of a clan. The word might have its origin from Latin saeptum "enclosure, fold", or it can be an alteration of sect.The term is found in both Ireland and Scotland...
was Lord of Tirkennedy in Co. Fermanagh. Though the etymologyEtymologyEtymology is the study of the history of words, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time.For languages with a long written history, etymologists make use of texts in these languages and texts about the languages to gather knowledge about how words were used during...
of the name has been questioned, we may accept the view of so eminent a scholar as O’DonovanJohn O'Donovan (scholar)John O'Donovan , from Atateemore, in the parish of Kilcolumb, County Kilkenny, and educated at Hunt's Academy, Waterford, was an Irish language scholar from Ireland.-Life:...
that it is in Irish Ó Daimhín.
Other names thought to derive from Ó Daimhín are: O'Devine, Devane, Davin, Devin, Divin, Divine, Diven, Devan, Dwayne.
Coat of arms
According to the Office of the Chief Herald of IrelandOffice of the Chief Herald of Ireland
The Genealogical Office is an office of the Government of Ireland containing genealogical records. It includes the Office of the Chief Herald of Ireland , the authority in the Republic of Ireland for heraldry. The Chief Herald authorises the granting of arms to Irish bodies and Irish people,...
there is no record of a "grant of arms
Grant of Arms
A grant of arms is an action by a lawful authority, such as an officer of arms, conferring on a person and his or her descendants the right to bear a particular coat of arms or armorial bearings...
" ever being issued to a member of the Devine family. However, a grant of arms can be applied for; see: Applying for a Grant of Arms.
Wiki Links
- City of Devine, TexasDevine, TexasDevine is a city in Medina County, Texas, United States. The population was 4,140 at the 2000 census. It is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Devine is located at ....
: named after Judge Thomas Jefferson Devine. - Family Tree DNA: look up "The Devine Surname Project" where they are trying to see if there are genetic links between people who share similar names (e.g., Devine, Divine, Devane, Dwane, Devenny, etc.).
External links
- The Devine Surname Project on FamilyTree DNA
- Project Homepage: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~devinedna/devdna/Devine.htm
- FamilyTree DNA
- Muinntir Dhuibhín Information on the name Devine.