Duane - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Duane \du(a)-ne\ is pronounced d'wayn. It is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and its meaning is "dark, swarthy". Historical: many Irish and Scottish names have the meaning "dark" or "black". Most Gaels had brown hair and dark skin coloring that contrasted with the fair hair and pale skin of Norwegian and Swedish invaders. Duante (d'wan-TAY) is a contemporary creation.

Duane has 10 variant forms: Dewain, Dewayne, Duante, Duayne, Duwain, Duwaine, Duwayne, Dwain, Dwaine and Dwayne.

Baby names that sound like Duane are Dane, Deane, Doane, Dunne and Dwane.

Duane is a very popular male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Duane. Click here to compare Duane with related baby names.