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Deacon is a Baby Boy Name

Find out the meaning behind the name Deacon.

The name Deacon is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "messenger, servant". This name was transposed from the word for a church officer to a baby name when Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe chose it for their son, after a baseball player ancestor, and Don Johnson followed suit. Its popularity also got a boost from Nashville character Deacon Claybourne -- only to fall a bit in recent years.

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