Dwayne

Spelling variation of Duane
"swarthy"

Dwayne Origin and Meaning

The name Dwayne is a boy's name meaning "swarthy".

This is an offshoot of Duane, which is an old Irish surname. It took off in the 1960s, when it conveyed a surfer boy image, and reached as high as Number 111 in 1961. The most prominent current bearer is Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. The basketball superstar spells his name DwYAne Wade.

# 915 in the US

Dwayne Rank in US Top 1000

Popularity of the name Dwayne

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Famous People Named Dwayne

  • Dwayne Douglas "The Rock" Johnson
    American actor and pro wrestler
  • Dwayne Kim Wayans
    American writer and composer
  • Dwayne Michael Carter aka Lil Wayne
    American rapper
  • Dwayne Lamont Allen
    American NFL player
  • Dwayne Bravo
    Trinidadian cricketer
  • Dwayne Anthony De Rosario
    Canadian soccer player
  • Dwayne Lorenzo Bowe
    American NFL player
  • Dwayne Glenn McDuffie
    American comics and TV writer

The name Dwayne in Pop Culture

  • Dwayne Cleophus Wayne
    lead character on "A Different World"
  • Dwayne Banbury
    from TV series "Mysterious Ways"
  • Dwayne Hicks
    from the movie "Aliens"
  • Dwayne
    character in "The Wolf of Wall Street" (2013 film)
  • Dwayne Myers
    police officer from BBC's "Death in Paradise"
  • Dwayne Ray Ruiz
    character in Barbara Kingsolver's book "The Bean Trees"