Devizes
town · Wiltshire
Norman FrenchSurmised
Suggested2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Devizes likely originates from the Norman French word 'devise', meaning 'boundary' or 'division'. It refers to a place marked by a boundary or division.
Word origins
- devise
- Norman Frenchboundary, division(from devise "division")
Historical forms
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