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Meaning

The name Wayne has the following meaning:

One who builds wagons.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

Pronunciation

The name Wayne is pronounced as wane

Origins

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

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Wayne and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Wayne: Boys - Bradley, Braxton, Bronson, Buck, Clifton, Colby, Colt, Colton, Demarcus, Demarion, Derek, Duke, Erwin, Heath, Hilton, Hudson, Keyon, Kip, Leonel, Lester, Manley, Girls - Billye, Dimple, Enola, Fairy, Jaylyn, Jenny, Jolene, Josie, Keyla, Laisha, Loriann, Mammie, Marylee, Mertie, Myrl, Pink, Toni, Yareli, Both genders - Arlie, Avery, Brandon, Dakota, Faren, Faron, Merle, Robert, Stacey, Sunny, Tanner

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Wayne: Vaino (Finnish), Waen, Waene, Wain, Waine, Wane, Wayn

Style

We think the name Wayne should fall under the following style category: The Wild West.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Wayne to be: Outgoing, smart and well-read

In one word, you might describe Wayne as a(n) "outgoing" person.

See other "outgoing" names for boys.

Popularity

As a baby boy name, Wayne is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 579 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Wayne fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 64 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 759 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Wayne in the USA, over the past 100 years.
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Famous persons

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

Wayne Calloway , born on 12 September, a famous entrepreneur . Wayne Calloway 's background: Chairman and CEO of PepsiCo from 1986 until the mid 1990s. He was chairman of the board of Wake Forest University.

Wayne Michael Bridge , born on 5 August, a famous footballer . Wayne Michael Bridge 's background: An English football defender, who currently plays as a left-back for Chelsea.

Wayne Thomas Shelford, born on 13 December, a famous footballer . Wayne Thomas Shelford's background: A former rugby union footballer and coach who represented and captained the All Blacks in the late 1980s. He is also credited with bringing about the improved performance of the All Blacks traditional 'Ka Mate' haka.
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