Dwayne
Dwayne or Dewayne is a traditionally male name. It is Gaelic in origin, deriving from the Irish saint Dubhán.
| Pronunciation | Duh-Wayne or Dwain |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
History
St. Dubhán was an Irish 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. Its Anglicized form is Dwayne or Duane. In Gaelic "dubh" means "little dark one".
Given name
- Dwayne Ambusley, Jamaican footballer
- Dwayne Anderson (born 1986), American basketball player
- 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 Haskins (born 1997), American football quarterback
- Dwayne Hollis (born 1989), American football player
- Dwayne Johnson (born 1972), American actor and professional wrestler, also known as The Rock
- Dwayne Jones (disambiguation), various people
- Dwayne King (disambiguation), various people
- Dwayne McDuffie (1962–2011), American writer of comic books and television
- Dwayne Rudd (born 1976), American football player
- Dwayne Russell (born 1965), Australian rules footballer
- Dwayne Smith (born 1983), cricketer from Barbados
- Dwayne Washington (disambiguation), various people
Alternative spelling
- Dewayne Hendrix (born 1995), American football player
- Dewayne Johnson (born 1970s), American groundkeeper who won lawsuits over Monsanto (Roundup cancer case)
- Dwyane Demmin (born 1975), Trinidad and Tobago association football defender
- Dwyane Wade (born 1982), American basketball player
- Terry DeWayne Fair, American-Israeli basketball player
- Kenneth Dwane Bowersox, American astronaut
Fictional characters
- President Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho, character portrayed by Terry Crews in the film Idiocracy
- Dwayne Sr. and Dwayne "Junior" Jr., two characters from The Ridonculous Race
- Dwayne T. Robinson, deputy chief of the Los Angeles Police Department in the film Die Hard
Surname
- Johnathan Dwayne (born 1963), Puerto Rican musician, composer, and artist
- Sidney DeWayne (also known as Sid Johnson), songwriter, producer and personal manager
See also
- All pages with titles beginning with Dwayne
- All pages with titles beginning with Dewayne
- All pages with titles beginning with DeWayne
- Duane (given name)
- Duane (surname)
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