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    Devlin

    DEV-lin

    Meaning

    Fierce courage; Brave

    Irish/Gaelic origin · Boy

    What it points to

    Devlin is the lion's boldness — fierce, righteous courage that marvels the world and refuses to be silenced.

    Verses · King James Version

    “The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.”

    Proverbs 28:1

    “Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled.”

    Acts 4:13

    biblesundays.com · King James Version

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