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Dwayne

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Pronunciation
  
Duh-Wayne or Dwain

Gender
  
Male

Dwayne is a traditionally male name. It is Gaelic in origin and comes from the name Dubhan.

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History

St. Dubhán was a Welsh monk who established an abbey in Hook Head, Ireland during the 5th century. As a surname it is O'Dubhain, or Dubhan. Dubhain was a popular given name in 16th century southern Ireland. Anglicized form is Dwane or Duane. In Gaelic "dubh" means "little dark one".

Variant forms

  • Dewaine
  • Dewayne
  • Duaine
  • Duane
  • Duwain
  • Duwaine
  • Duwayne
  • Dwain
  • Dwaine
  • Dwane
  • Dwayne
  • Given name

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  • Dwayne Bowe (born 1984), American football wide receiver
  • Dwayne Bravo (born 1983), cricketer from Trinidad
  • Dwayne Carter (born 1982), American rapper better known as Lil Wayne
  • Dwayne De Rosario (born 1978), Canadian soccer player
  • Dwayne Johnson (born 1972), American actor and professional wrestler, also known as The Rock
  • Dwayne McDuffie (1962–2011), American writer of comic books and television
  • Dwayne Russell (born 1965), Australian rules footballer
  • Dwayne Smith (born 1983), cricketer from Barbados
  • Alternative spelling

  • Dwain Anderson
  • Dwain Chambers
  • Dwain Esper
  • Dwain Lingenfelter
  • Dwain Sloat
  • Dwain Weston
  • Dwyane Wade (born 1982), American basketball player
  • Kenneth Dwane Bowersox, American astronaut
  • Surname

  • Sidney DeWayne
  • References

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