Dwayne or Dewayne is a traditionally male name, a variant of Duane. It is Gaelic in origin, deriving from the Irish saint Dubhán.
History
St. Dubhán was an Irish monk who established a monastery 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. Its Anglicized form is Dwayne or Duane. In Irish, "dubh" means "black".
Variant forms
Given name
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Dwayne Abernathy (born 1976), American musician and record producer better known as Dem Jointz.
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Dwayne Allen (born 1990), American football player
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Dwayne Alons (1946–2014), American politician
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Dwayne Ambusley (born 1980), Jamaican footballer
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Dwayne Anderson (born 1986), American basketball player
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Dwayne Anderson (American football) (born 1961), American football player
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Dwayne Andreas (1918–2016), American business executive and political donor
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Dwayne Armstrong (born 1971), American football player
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Dwayne Bacon (born 1995), American basketball player
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Dwayne Barker (born 1983), English rugby league footballer
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Dwayne Benjamin (economist) (born 1961), Canadian economist
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Dwayne Benjamin (basketball) (born 1993), American basketball player
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Dwayne Blakley (born 1979), American football player
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Dwayne Bohac (born 1966), American politician
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Dwayne Bowe (born 1984), American football player
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Dwayne Bravo (born 1983), Trinidadian cricketer
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Dwayne Broyles (born 1982), American basketball player
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Dwayne Burno (1970–2013), American jazz bassist
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Dwayne Cameron (born 1981), New Zealand actor, director, and screenwriter
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Dwayne Carey-Hill, American animation director
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Dwayne Carswell (born 1972), American football player
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Dwayne Carter (born 1982), American rapper better known as Lil Wayne.
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Dwayne Cowan (born 1985), English sprinter
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Dwayne Croft, American operatic baritone
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Dwayne Crompton (1946–2022), American early childhood professional
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Dwayne A. Day, American space historian
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Dwyane Demmin (born 1975), Trinidad and Tobago association football defender
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Dwayne De Rosario (born 1978), Canadian soccer player
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Dwayne Fields (fl. 2010–), Jamaican-British explorer and Chief Scout
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Dwayne Haskins (1997–2022), American football quarterback
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Dwayne Henry (born 1962), American baseball player
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Dwayne Hickman (1934–2022), American actor, television director, and network executive
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Dwayne Hill (born 1966), Canadian actor
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Dwayne Hixon, Montserratian politician
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Dwayne Hollis (born 1989), American football player
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Dwayne Johnson (born 1972), American actor and professional wrestler, also known as The Rock.
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Dwayne Jones (disambiguation), various people
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Dwayne King (disambiguation), various people
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Dwayne McDuffie (1962–2011), American writer of comic books and television
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Dwayne Rudd (born 1976), American football player
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Dwayne Russell (born 1965), Australian rules footballer
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Dwayne Smith (born 1983), a cricketer from Barbados
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Dwyane Wade (born 1982), American basketball player
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Dwayne Washington (disambiguation), various people
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Dwayne Yunker, American politician from Oregon
Alternative spelling
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Dewayne Alexander, American football coach
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DeWayne Antonio Craddock (1978–2019), American mass shooter
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DeWayne Barrett (born 1981), Jamaican sprinter
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Dewayne Blackwell (1936–2021), American songwriter
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Dewayne Bowden (born 1982), New Zealand cricketer
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DeWayne Bruce (born 1962), American professional wrestler
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DeWayne Buice (born 1957), American baseball pitcher
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Dewayne Bunch (Kentucky politician) (1962–2012), American politician
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Dewayne Bunch (Tennessee politician) (born 1959), American politician
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DeWayne Burns (born 1972), American politician
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Dewayne Cherrington (born 1990), American football player
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Dewayne Dedmon (born 1989), American basketball player
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DeWayne Dotson (born 1971), American football player
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Dewayne Douglas (1931–2000), American football player
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Dewayne Everettsmith, Australian singer
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Dewayne Freeman (born 1955), American politician
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DeWayne Lee Harris (born 1963), American serial killer
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Dewayne Hendrix (born 1995), American football player
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Dewayne Hill (born 1950), American politician
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DeWayne Jackson (born 1990), American basketball player
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Dewayne Jefferson (born 1979), American basketball player
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DeWayne Jessie (born 1951), American actor
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Dewayne Johnson (born 1970s), an American groundkeeper who won lawsuits over Monsanto ( Roundup cancer case)
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DeWayne Keeter (1944–1975), American motorcycle speedway rider
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Dewey King (1925–2021), American football player and coach
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DeWayne Lewis (born 1985), American football player
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Tiny Lund (1929–1975), American stock car racer
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DeWayne McBride (born 2001), American football player
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DeWayne McKinney, an American businessman wrongfully convicted of murder.
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DeWayne McKnight (born 1954), American funk guitarist
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DeWayne Patmon (born 1979), American football player
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DeWayne Patterson (born 1984), American football player
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Dewayne Pemberton (born 1956), American politician
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Dewayne Perkins, American comedian, actor, and writer
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Dewayne E. Perry, American engineer
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Dewayne Robertson (born 1981), American football player
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DeWayne Russell (born 1994), American basketball player
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DeWayne Scales (born 1958), American basketball player
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Dewayne Staats (born 1952), American sportscaster
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DeWayne Vaughn (born 1959), American baseball pitcher
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DeWayne Walker (born 1960), American football player and coach
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Dewayne Washington (born 1972), American football player
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Dewayne White (born 1979), American football player
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Dewayne T. Williams (1949–1968), United States Marine and posthumous Medal of Honor recipient
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DeWayne Wise (born 1978), American baseball player
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DeWayne Woods (born 1975), American gospel singer-songwriter and musician
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Dwaine O. Cowan (1935–2006), American chemist
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Terry DeWayne Fair, American-Israeli basketball player
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Ken Bowersox, American astronaut
Fictional characters
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President Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho, character portrayed by Terry Crews in the film Idiocracy
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Dwayne Forge, a character in the 2008 video game Grand Theft Auto IV
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Dwayne Sr. and Dwayne "Junior" Jr., two characters from The Ridonculous Race
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Dwayne T. Robinson, deputy chief of the Los Angeles Police Department, in the film Die Hard
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Dwayne Hoover, a character in the film Little Miss Sunshine
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Dwayne, a vampire from the film The Lost Boys
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Dwayne (Ninjago), a character in Ninjago
Surname
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Johnathan Dwayne (born 1963), Puerto Rican musician, composer, and artist
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Sidney DeWayne (also known as Sid Johnson), songwriter, producer and personal manager
See also
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Duane (given name)
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Duane (surname)
