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♂ Dwane
What does Dwane mean?
Dwane 
as a boys' name means "swarthy". Dwane is an alternate spelling of Dwayne (Irish, Gaelic): from the Gaelic "dubh".
ENDS WITH -ne
ASSOCIATED WITH swarthy (dark)
Variations
VARIANTS Dwaine, Dwain, Duwayne, Duwain, Duane▼, Dewayne▼, Dawayne
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Dwale, ..
(female) Dwage, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Dwane Lyric (D.L.), ..
How popular is Dwane?
Dwane is an uncommon first name for males but a somewhat popular surname for all people (#144908 out of 150436, Top 96%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Dwane was first listed in 1920-1929 and reached its top rank of #886 in the U.S. in the 1960s, but is not ranked at the moment. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Dwayne (#915 FROM RECENT DATA), Duane (#1842), Dawayne, Dewayne, Duwayne, Dwain and Dwaine are the prominent variation forms of Dwane ranked in the Top 2000. Adoption of these forms of Dwane was common among parents during the years 1960-1969 (ADOPTION OF 0.31%) and has become much less since (ADOPTION 0.02%, ▼94.4%), with forms like Dewayne going out of style.
Similar Names
Dwane is pronounced similarly to Dain, Dan▼, Dane, Dann, Dayne, Dean, Deane, Deen, Den, Dene, Deon, Deonn, Dewonn, Dewuan, Dion▼, Doan, Doane, Don▼, Donn, Donne, Dowan, Duayne, Dunn, Dunne and Duwaine. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Bane, Blane, Chane, Crane, Dace, Dade, Dale▼, Dana▼, Danek, Dani, Danie, Dante▲, Dave▼, Dawe, Daye, Deante, Delane, Devane, Drake, Duante, Dwade, Dwire, Fane, Gwayne, Kane▲, Keane, Lane▲, Rane, Roane, Shane▼, Swaine, Swayne, Thane, Twaine, Vane and Zane▲. These names tend to be more frequently used than Dwane.
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