Dwayne - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Dwayne \d-

, also used as girl's name Dwayne, is pronounced d'wayn. It is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and its meaning is "swarthy". From the Gaelic "dubh", meaning "dark".

Dwayne has 8 variant forms: Dawayne, Dewayne, Duane, Duwain, Duwayne, Dwain, Dwaine and Dwane.

For more information, see also the related name Dwade.

Baby names that sound like Dwayne are Dayne and Duayne.

Dwayne is a very common first name for men (#256 out of 1220) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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