Dwayne

Dwayne
	Dwayne Johnson in 2025
Pronunciation	Duh-Wayne or Dwain
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	St. Dubhán
Region of origin	Gaelic

Dwayne or Dewayne is a traditionally male name, a variant of Duane. It is Gaelic in origin, deriving from the Irish saint Dubhán.

History

St. Dubhán was an Irish monk who established a monastery in Hook Head, Ireland, during the 5th century.^[1] As a surname, it is O'Dubhain, or Dubhan. Dubhain was a popular given name in 16th-century southern Ireland. Its Anglicized form is Dwayne or Duane. In Irish, "dubh" means "black".^[2]^[3]

Variant forms

Given name

Dwayne Abernathy (born 1976), American musician and record producer better known as Dem Jointz.
Dwayne Allen (born 1990), American football player
Dwayne Alons (1946–2014), American politician
Dwayne Ambusley (born 1980), Jamaican footballer
Dwayne Anderson (born 1986), American basketball player
Dwayne Anderson (American football) (born 1961), American football player
Dwayne Andreas (1918–2016), American business executive and political donor
Dwayne Armstrong (born 1971), American football player
Dwayne Bacon (born 1995), American basketball player
Dwayne Barker (born 1983), English rugby league footballer
Dwayne Benjamin (economist) (born 1961), Canadian economist
Dwayne Benjamin (basketball) (born 1993), American basketball player
Dwayne Blakley (born 1979), American football player
Dwayne Bohac (born 1966), American politician
Dwayne Bowe (born 1984), American football player
Dwayne Bravo (born 1983), Trinidadian cricketer
Dwayne Broyles (born 1982), American basketball player
Dwayne Burno (1970–2013), American jazz bassist
Dwayne Cameron (born 1981), New Zealand actor, director, and screenwriter
Dwayne Carey-Hill, American animation director
Dwayne Carswell (born 1972), American football player
Dwayne Carter (born 1982), American rapper better known as Lil Wayne.
Dwayne Cowan (born 1985), English sprinter
Dwayne Croft, American operatic baritone
Dwayne Crompton (1946–2022), American early childhood professional
Dwayne A. Day, American space historian
Dwyane Demmin (born 1975), Trinidad and Tobago association football defender
Dwayne De Rosario (born 1978), Canadian soccer player
Dwayne Fields (fl. 2010–), Jamaican-British explorer and Chief Scout
Dwayne Haskins (1997–2022), American football quarterback
Dwayne Henry (born 1962), American baseball player
Dwayne Hickman (1934–2022), American actor, television director, and network executive
Dwayne Hill (born 1966), Canadian actor
Dwayne Hixon, Montserratian politician
Dwayne Hollis (born 1989), American football player
Dwayne Johnson (born 1972), American actor and professional wrestler, also known as The Rock.
Dwayne Jones (disambiguation), various people
Dwayne King (disambiguation), various people
Dwayne McDuffie (1962–2011), American writer of comic books and television
Dwayne Rudd (born 1976), American football player
Dwayne Russell (born 1965), Australian rules footballer
Dwayne Smith (born 1983), a cricketer from Barbados
Dwyane Wade (born 1982), American basketball player
Dwayne Washington (disambiguation), various people
Dwayne Yunker, American politician from Oregon

Alternative spellings

Dewayne Alexander, American football coach
DeWayne Antonio Craddock (1978–2019), American mass shooter
DeWayne Barrett (born 1981), Jamaican sprinter
Dewayne Blackwell (1936–2021), American songwriter
Dewayne Bowden (born 1982), New Zealand cricketer
DeWayne Bruce (born 1962), American professional wrestler
DeWayne Buice (born 1957), American baseball pitcher
Dewayne Bunch (Kentucky politician) (1962–2012), American politician
Dewayne Bunch (Tennessee politician) (born 1959), American politician
DeWayne Burns (born 1972), American politician
Dewayne Cherrington (born 1990), American football player
Dewayne Dedmon (born 1989), American basketball player
DeWayne Dotson (born 1971), American football player
Dewayne Douglas (1931–2000), American football player
Dewayne Everettsmith, Australian singer
Dewayne Freeman (born 1955), American politician
DeWayne Lee Harris (born 1963), American serial killer
Dewayne Hendrix (born 1995), American football player
Dewayne Hill (born 1950), American politician
DeWayne Jackson (born 1990), American basketball player
Dewayne Jefferson (born 1979), American basketball player
DeWayne Jessie (born 1951), American actor
Dewayne Johnson (born 1970s), an American groundkeeper who won lawsuits over Monsanto (Roundup cancer case)
DeWayne Keeter (1944–1975), American motorcycle speedway rider
DeWayne "Dewey" King (1925–2021), American football player and coach
DeWayne Lewis (born 1985), American football player
DeWayne "Tiny" Lund (1929–1975), American stock car racer
DeWayne McBride (born 2001), American football player
DeWayne McKinney, an American businessman wrongfully convicted of murder.
DeWayne McKnight (born 1954), American funk guitarist
DeWayne Patmon (born 1979), American football player
DeWayne Patterson (born 1984), American football player
Dewayne Pemberton (born 1956), American politician
Dewayne Perkins, American comedian, actor, and writer
Dewayne E. Perry, American engineer
Dewayne Robertson (born 1981), American football player
DeWayne Russell (born 1994), American basketball player
DeWayne Scales (born 1958), American basketball player
Dewayne Staats (born 1952), American sportscaster
DeWayne Vaughn (born 1959), American baseball pitcher
DeWayne Walker (born 1960), American football player and coach
Dewayne Washington (born 1972), American football player
Dewayne White (born 1979), American football player
Dewayne T. Williams (1949–1968), United States Marine and posthumous Medal of Honor recipient
DeWayne Wise (born 1978), American baseball player
DeWayne Woods (born 1975), American gospel singer-songwriter and musician
Dwaine O. Cowan (1935–2006), American chemist
D'Wayne Wiggins (1961–2025), American musician
Terry DeWayne Fair, American-Israeli basketball player
Kenneth Dwane Bowersox, American astronaut

Fictional characters

President Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho, character portrayed by Terry Crews in the film Idiocracy
Dwayne Forge, a character in the 2008 video game Grand Theft Auto IV
Dwayne Sr. and Dwayne "Junior" Jr., two characters from The Ridonculous Race
Dwayne T. Robinson, deputy chief of the Los Angeles Police Department, in the film Die Hard
Dwayne Hoover, a character in the film Little Miss Sunshine
Dwayne, a vampire from the film The Lost Boys
Dwayne (Ninjago), a character in Ninjago

Surname

Johnathan Dwayne (born 1963), Puerto Rican musician, composer, and artist
Sidney DeWayne (also known as Sid Johnson), songwriter, producer and personal manager

References

↑ "Hook Head Lighthouse". www.irishlights.ie. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
↑ "What is Black in Irish? | Ireland". www.ireland101.com. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
↑ "Surname Duane: Meaning Origin Variants". www.igenea.com. Retrieved 2025-06-04.

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[1] "Hook Head Lighthouse". www.irishlights.ie. Retrieved 2025-06-04.

[2] "What is Black in Irish? | Ireland". www.ireland101.com. Retrieved 2025-06-04.

[3] "Surname Duane: Meaning Origin Variants". www.igenea.com. Retrieved 2025-06-04.

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