谢笛巍 Xiè Díwēi
- 谢 xiè Family name
- 笛 dí flute
- 巍 wēi towering
谢 is a common family name; 笛 and 巍 echo dé wén, how Chinese begins Devon (德文).

德文 Déwén
我叫德文。 Wǒ jiào Déwén. My name is Devon.
Devon en chino se escribe 德文 (Déwén).
Devin is written 德文 too.
谢笛巍 Xiè Díwēi
谢 is a common family name; 笛 and 巍 echo dé wén, how Chinese begins Devon (德文).
唐德维 Táng Déwéi
唐 is a common family name; 德 and 维 echo dé wén, how Chinese begins Devon (德文).
冯达维 Féng Dáwéi
冯 is a common family name; 达 and 维 echo dé wén, how Chinese begins Devon (德文).
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Devon is 德文 (Déwén) in Chinese. To say “My name is Devon”, say 我叫德文 (Wǒ jiào Déwén).
Nothing as a whole: Chinese picks 德文 for how it sounds, Déwén, close to Devon. On its own, 德 means virtue and 文 writing.
Devon is written 德文, 2 characters: 德 (15 strokes), 文 (4 strokes). Each is drawn stroke by stroke on this page, in the order you write it.
By sound, with characters picked for how they are said: Michael is 迈克尔 (Màikè’ěr). Newspapers, subtitles and books use one usual form for each common name.
A name made the Chinese way: a one-character family name first, then one or two characters picked for their meaning. Many learners use one in class.
It’s a starting point. Ask a Chinese speaker or teacher before you put it on anything that lasts, like a tattoo or a document.
Meanings from our own dictionary. Chinese writes some names more than one way.