Dwayne (meaning and origin)

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Dwayne

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Meaning and origin
Dwayne is a Irish boy name. The meaning of the name is `Dark, Small`.

Where is it used?
The name Dwayne is mainly used in English and in Irish.

How do they say it elsewhere?
Duane (In English and in Irish)
Dewayne (In English (Modern))

Extra information:
Alternative meanings (Old English) Dark, Small

What Dwayne`s say about their name

The best thing about the name Dwayne:
It can be misspelled in so many ways.
The worst thing about the name:
It can be misspelled in so many ways and few can pronounce it properly. Is it one or two syllables?
If my name wasn`t Dwayne....:
Duane, Dwaine, Dwyane, Drain, Duhwayne,
Extra information:
Dwayne comes from the Celtic word Dubh.

More `Dwayne` links
Dwayne as abbreviation
Actors named Dwayne
Dwayne in the encyclopedia

Statistics for Dwayne

Dwayne appears in 2007`s top-1000 name list at rank 660.. 1960 was a `top year` for the name Dwayne. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it ranked #122. The last time Dwayne appeared among the most common names was in 1930. Our records go back to 1880

Year	Rank	Rank
2007	660
2006	613
2005	640
2004	686
2003	609
2002	614
2001	587
2000	539
1999	550
1998	510
1997	499
1996	459
1995	448
1994	409
1993	389
1992	352
1991	323
1990	307
1980	224
1970	141
1960	122
1950	366
1940	376
1930	510
1920	---
1910	---
1900	---
1890	---
1880	---