Dwayne
Spelling variation of Duane
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Updated Tue Mar 26 2024
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
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Famous People Named Dwayne
- Dwayne Douglas "The Rock" JohnsonAmerican actor and pro wrestler
- Dwayne Kim WayansAmerican writer and composer
- Dwayne Michael Carter aka Lil WayneAmerican rapper
- Dwayne Lamont AllenAmerican NFL player
- Dwayne BravoTrinidadian cricketer
- Dwayne Anthony De RosarioCanadian soccer player
- Dwayne Lorenzo BoweAmerican NFL player
- Dwayne Glenn McDuffieAmerican comics and TV writer
Dwayne in Pop Culture
- Dwayne Cleophus Waynelead character on "A Different World"
- Dwayne Banburyfrom TV series "Mysterious Ways"
- Dwayne Hicksfrom the movie "Aliens"
- Dwaynecharacter in "The Wolf of Wall Street" (2013 film)
- Dwayne Myerspolice officer from BBC's "Death in Paradise"
- Dwayne Ray Ruizcharacter in Barbara Kingsolver's book "The Bean Trees"