Dwayne - name meaning and origin

The boy's and girl's name Dwayne \d-wayne, dwa(y)-ne\ 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 popular male first name and is not used as a surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Dwayne. Compare Dwayne with related baby names.