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What does Dewayne mean?
Dewayne 
▼ as a name for boys has its root in American, and Dewayne means "dark, swarthy". Dewayne is an alternate form of De- (American). Dewayne is also a derivative of Duane (Irish, Gaelic). Dewayne is also used as a variation of Dwayne (Irish, Gaelic).
ASSOCIATED WITH dark
Variations
VARIANTS Dwane, Dwaine, Dwain, Duwayne, Duwaine, Duwain, Duayne, Dewain, Dejuan, Dawayne
RELATED FORMS VIA DE-, DUANE, DWAYNE Deante, Deroyce, Devane, Devante▼, Devaun
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Dewayne Kenzo (D.K.), ..
How popular is Dewayne?
Dewayne is a very popular first name for males (#502 out of 1220, Top 41%) but a unique last name for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Dewayne was first listed in 1910-1919 and reached its highest position of #324 in the U.S. in the 1960s, but is not in the list currently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Dwayne (#915 FROM CURRENT RECORDS), Devante (#1623), Duane (#1842), Dawayne, Deante, Dejuan, Dewain, Duwayne, Dwain, Dwaine and Dwane are the popular alternative forms of Dewayne. Adoption of these forms of Dewayne was widespread in the 1960s (AVERAGE #1141) and has become much reduced since, with forms such as Duane falling out of fashion.
Similar Names
Dewayne▼ is alike in pronunciation to Daine, Dane, Dayne, Dean, Deane, Dene, Dewonn, Dewuan, Deyn, Doane and Dowan. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Allayne, Bayne, Blayne, Chayne, Crayne, Daye, Dayle, Dayner, Dekwan, Delaine, Delainey (see Delaney), Delainy, Delane, Delaney, Delani, Delanie, Delano▼, Delany, Delwyn, Delwynn, Dequanne, Derwyn, Derwynn, Deryke, Deshane, Devan▼, Devine, Devlyn, Devyn▼, Devynn, Dewey▼, Dewie, Dwade, Frayne, Gawaine, Gawayne, Gayne, Germayne (see Germain), Gwayne, Hearne, Jermayne, Kayne, Keane, Kearne, Keyne, Layne▲, Lewayne, Mayne, Payne, Rayne, Shayne▼, Swaine, Swayne, Thayne, Tremayne, Twaine, Wayne▼ and Zayne▲. These names tend to be less frequently used than Dewayne.
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