Devonte

Devonte is a boy's and girl's baby name of American origin, a modern invented name in the African-American naming tradition, likely built on the familiar prefix De- with an invented suffix evoking a French-influenced sound. It emerged in the late 20th century as part of the creative name movement.

Devonte gained visibility and heartbreaking poignancy through a widely shared 2014 photograph of a Black teenager (Devonte Hart) embracing a white police officer at a Portland protest. Over 11,700 births are recorded in U.S. data.