How to pronounce Devereau?

Dev - er - row

Dev - er - row

Dev rhymes with rev.

er rhymes with purr.

row as in row the boat.

Last Name

French/Irish

Devereaux/Devereux/d'Evreux

It is of Norman origin, meaning d'Évreux or "from Évreux" a town in Normandy, France.

Devereux is a surname found throughout the French-speaking world (from French origin) and Daudier (Irish-French). It is of Norman origin, meaning d'Évreux or "from Évreux" a town in Normandy, France. The name is also found in Wexford, where the Normans first landed in Ireland from Pembrokeshire.

The similar name Devereaux is a misspelling of the surname resulting from the various ways of pronouncing it - the placename is pronounced "Ev-rer" and the surname may be pronounced Dever-o, Dever-oo, Dever-ooks, Dev-erah or Dev-rah.