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Meaning of name Dwayne

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Meaning

The name Dwayne has the following meaning:

Man from the meadows. Also means "Dark" or "Black".
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

Popularity

As a baby boy name, Dwayne is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 608 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Dwayne fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 10 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 697 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Dwayne in the USA, over the past 100 years.
USA baby name statistics

Pronunciation

The name Dwayne is pronounced as duh-wain

Origins

Dwayne originates from the English language.
See other suggested English boy baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Dwayne and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Dwayne: Boys - Byron, Dawber, Durwood, Junior, Ramsey, Waylon, Zane, Girls - Aiyana, Claribel, Dawn, Destiny, Earlean, Jaelyn, Lassie, Merri, Merry, Both genders - Audrey, Carlisle, Muriel, Raven, Sky

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Dwayne: Duane, Duwain, Duwayne, Dwain, Dwaine, Wayne

Style

We think the name Dwayne should fall under the following style category: African-American.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Dwayne to be: Strong and funny chap

In one word, you might describe Dwayne as a(n) "funny" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Dwayne (or its variants) are:

Dwayne Rudolph Goettel, born on 1 February, a famous musician. Dwayne Rudolph Goettel's background: A member of the industrial band Skinny Puppy. He played keyboards for an early incarnation of the Canadian gothic/synthpop band Psyche, as well as a band called Water, who opened for Skinny Puppy in 1985.

Albert Dwayne Roloson, born on 12 October, a famous athlete. Albert Dwayne Roloson's background: A professional ice hockey goaltender with the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League.

Russell Dwayne Mark Leverock, born on 14 July, a famous athlete. Russell Dwayne Mark Leverock's background: A Bermudian cricketer.
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