The name Devara was a one-hit wonder in the U.S. baby name data back in 1967:
- 1969: unlisted
- 1968: unlisted
- 1967: 7 baby girls named Devara [debut]
- 1966: unlisted
- 1965: unlisted
Where did it come from?
Celebrity gossip…plus a typo. :)
In early 1967, newspapers reported that TV actor Vince Edwards was going to take his ex-wife, actress Kathy Kersh, to court because she “[made] it inconvenient for him to visit their 14-month-old daughter, Devara.”
This relatively minor item landed on the front page of certain (smaller) newspapers.
As we saw the other day, though, their daughter’s first name was actually Devera — making “Devara” yet another baby name inspired by a typo. (Others include Aleeta, Bedar, Clintonia, Glenalee, Kior, Mattlock, Rainelle, Reeshemah, and Terria.)
What are your thoughts on the name Devara? Do you like it more or less than Devera?
Source: “Wants His Ex-Wife Punished.” Salina Journal 15 Mar. 1967: 1.