Dwayne or Dewayne is a traditionally male name. It is

Gaelic Gaelic is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". As a noun it refers to the group of languages spoken by the Gaels, or to any one of the languages individually. Gaelic languages are spoken in Ireland, Scotland, the Isle of Man, and Ca ...

in origin, deriving from the Irish saint Dubhán.

History

St. Dubhán was an Irish monk who established an abbey in Hook Head,

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

during the 5th century. 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".

Variant forms

* Dewayne * Dewaine * Dewane * Duaine * Duane * Duwain * Duwaine * Duwayne * Dwain * Dwaine * Dwane

Given name

* Dwayne Abernathy (born 1976), American musician and record producer better known as

Dem Jointz Dwayne Allen Abernathy Jr. (born July 17, 1976), better known by his stage name Dem Jointz, is an American record producer. He has produced tracks for numerous artists including Rihanna, Anderson .Paak, and NCT, among others. He also co-produce ...

Dwayne Allen Dwayne Lamont Allen (born February 24, 1990) is a former American football tight end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons. He played college football at Clemson, where he won the John Mackey Award as a junior, an ...

(born 1990), American football player * Dwayne Alons (1946–2014), American politician * Dwayne Ambusley (born 1980), Jamaican footballer *

Dwayne Anderson Dwayne Anderson II (born June 22, 1986) is a former American professional basketball player and basketball coach. He last played for S.Oliver Baskets in the German Basketball League. He played college basketball, as both a forward and a guard at ...

(born 1986), American basketball player *

Dwayne Anderson (American football) Dwayne Everett Anderson (born December 7, 1961) is a former American football defensive back who played for the St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL) for one game in 1987. He played college football at Southern Methodist Uni ...

(born 1961), American football player *

Dwayne Andreas Dwayne Orville Andreas (March 4, 1918 – November 16, 2016), was one of the leading farm industrialists of the 20th century. He was former CEO and chairman of Archer Daniels Midland (ADM). Under his leadership he turned ADM into the lar ...

(1918–2016), American business executive and political donor *

Dwayne Armstrong Dwayne Armstrong (born March 18, 1971) is an American former sportsman who played American football and Australian rules football. College football career Armstrong played college football for Iowa State in 1991 and 1992, lettering in both yea ...

(born 1971), American football player *

Dwayne Bacon Dwayne Lee Bacon Jr. (born August 30, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague. He has also played for the Charlotte Hornets and the Orlando Magic in the National Bas ...

(born 1995), American basketball player *

Dwayne Barker Dwayne Barker (born 21 September 1983) is an English former professional rugby league footballer. Barker's usual position was , he could also operate in the centres. Barker has previously played for the Leeds Rhinos, Hull Kingston Rovers, a ...

(born 1983), English rugby league footballer *

Dwayne Benjamin (economist) Dwayne Benjamin (born March 10, 1961, in Orillia, Ontario) is a Canadian economist and member of the University of Toronto faculty, where he previously served as Chair of the Dept of Economics and Vice-Dean, Graduate Education in the Faculty of A ...

(born 1961), Canadian economist *

Dwayne Benjamin (basketball) Dwayne Benjamin (born June 7, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for Ostioneros de Guaymas of the CIBACOPA. He played two seasons of college basketball for Oregon before beginning his professional career in Denmark in 2016. High ...

(born 1993), American basketball player *

Dwayne Blakley Dwayne David Blakley (born August 10, 1979) is a former American football tight end. He played professionally for the Atlanta Falcons in the National Football League. Early life Blakley was born in Saint Joseph, Missouri. He attended Central ...

(born 1979), American football player *

Dwayne Bohac Dwayne Alan Bohac (born September 4, 1966) is an American businessman and politician who was a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from 2003 to 2021. He represented District 138, which encompasses west and northwest Houston. ...

(born 1966), American politician *

Dwayne Bowe Dwayne Lorenzo Bowe (born September 21, 1984) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Louisiana State University, and was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the first round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played ...

(born 1984), American football player *

Dwayne Bravo Dwayne John Bravo (born 7 October 1983) is a Trinidadian cricketer and a former captain of the West Indies cricket team. A genuine right arm seam bowling all-rounder, Bravo is well known for his aggressive lower-order batting and for his bowli ...

(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 Dwayne Carey-Hill is an American animation director who is currently Supervising Director of the Netflix series, ''Disenchantment''. Prior to ''Disenchantment'', he was a director on '' Futurama'', Comedy Central series ''Drawn Together''Trumpy's ...

, American animation director * Dwayne Carswell (born 1972), American football player * Dwayne Carter (born 1982), American rapper better known as

Lil Wayne Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. (born September 27, 1982), known professionally as Lil Wayne, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record executive. His career began in 1995, at the age of 12, when he was signed by rapper Birdman (rapper), ...

* Dwayne Cowan (born 1985), English sprinter *

Dwayne Croft Dwayne Croft is an American baritone who has sung in more than 500 performances in 38 roles at the Metropolitan Opera. He won the Richard Tucker Award in 1996. He created the role of Nick Carraway in John Harbison's ''The Great Gatsby'' in 1999, ...

, American operatic baritone *

Dwayne Crompton Dwayne Crompton (September 26, 1946 – May 29, 2022) was an early childhood professional and the (first African-American male) president of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). Elected in 2003, he asked the or ...

(1946–2022), American early child professional * Dwayne A. Day, American space historian * Dwyane Demmin (born 1975), Trinidad and Tobago association football defender *

Dwayne De Rosario Dwayne Anthony De Rosario OOnt (born May 15, 1978) is a Canadian former professional soccer player, who played as a forward or as an attacking midfielder. De Rosario last played for the Mississauga MetroStars of the Major Arena Soccer Leag ...

(born 1978), Canadian soccer player *

Dwayne Haskins Dwayne Haskins Jr. (May 3, 1997 – April 9, 2022) was an American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for three seasons. He played college football at Ohio State, where he set the Big Ten Conference records ...

(1997–2022), American football quarterback * Dwayne Henry (born 1962), American baseball player *

Dwayne Hickman Dwayne Bernard Hickman (May 18, 1934 – January 9, 2022) was an American actor and television executive, producer and director, who worked as an executive at CBS and had also briefly recorded as a vocalist. Hickman portrayed Chuck MacDonald, B ...

(born 1934), American actor, television director, and network executive * Dwayne Hill (born 1966), Canadian actor * Dwayne Hollis (born 1989), American football player *

Dwayne Johnson Dwayne Douglas Johnson (born May 2, 1972), also known by his ring name The Rock, is an American actor and former professional wrestler. Widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, he was integral to the develop ...

(born 1972), American actor and professional wrestler, also known as The Rock * Dwayne Jones (disambiguation), various people * Dwayne King (disambiguation), various people *

Dwayne McDuffie Dwayne Glenn McDuffie (February 20, 1962February 21, 2011) was an American writer of comic books and television, known for producing and writing the animated series ''Static Shock'', '' Damage Control'', ''Justice League Unlimited'' and ''Ben 10 ...

(1962–2011), American writer of comic books and television *

Dwayne Rudd Dwayne Rudd (born February 3, 1976) is a retired American football linebacker who played in the National Football League. He was drafted in the first round of the 1997 NFL Draft. During his career he played for the Minnesota Vikings, the Cl ...

(born 1976), American football player *

Dwayne Russell Shane John Russell (born 4 March 1965) known as Dwayne Russell is a former professional Australian rules footballer and currently a commentator of the sport. Born in Adelaide, Russell made his senior football debut as a sixteen-year-old in 19 ...

(born 1965), Australian rules footballer *

Dwayne Smith Dwayne Romel Smith (born 12 April 1983) is a former Barbadian international cricketer who has represented the West Indies in all three formats of the game. An all-rounder, he is known as an aggressive and powerful right-handed batsman, bowls m ...

(born 1983), cricketer from Barbados *

Dwyane Wade Dwyane Tyrone Wade Jr. (; born January 17, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player. Wade spent the majority of his 16-year career playing for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and won three NBA cham ...

(born 1982), American basketball player * Dwayne Washington (disambiguation), various people

Alternative spelling

* 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 Dewayne Bowden (born 27 February 1982) is a New Zealand cricketer. He played in 33 first-class, 32 List A List A cricket is a classification of the limited-overs (one-day) form of the sport of cricket, with games lasting up to eight hours. L ...

(born 1982), New Zealand cricketer *

DeWayne Bruce DeWayne Bruce (born August 2, 1962) is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling under the ring name Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker. Professional wrestling career World Champion ...

(born 1962), American professional wrestler *

DeWayne Buice DeWayne Allison Buice (born August 20, 1957) is a former professional relief pitcher. Buice played two seasons for the California Angels and half a season for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He officially announced his retire ...

(born 1957), American baseball pitcher * Dewayne Bunch (Kentucky politician) (1962–2012), American politician *

Dewayne Bunch (Tennessee politician) Dewayne Bunch (born March 15, 1959) is a Republican Party (United States), Republican politician in Tennessee who formerly served in the Tennessee General Assembly and is now a magistrate judge in the Tenth Judicial District of Tennessee.

(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 Dwyer (born 1989), United States Virgin Islands soccer player *

Dewayne Everettsmith Dewayne Everettsmith is an Australian singer based in Hobart. He released his debut album ''Surrender'' in 2014. The album includes the song "Melaythina" which is the first commercially available song sung in Palawa kani. His song "It's Like Lo ...

, 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 Dewayne Jackson (born November 30, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for Sagesse Club in the Lebanese Basketball League. He played for Homenetmen Club in the 2016-17 season and he averaged 21.1 points per game, 5.6 rebounds, 2.8 ...

(born 1990), American basketball player *

Dewayne Jefferson Dewayne Jefferson (born August 10, 1979) is an American former professional basketball player who grew up in West Point, Mississippi. College career Jefferson rose to prominence while playing college basketball at Mississippi Valley State Univers ...

(born 1979), American basketball player * DeWayne Jessie (born 1951), American actor * Dewayne Johnson (born 1970s), American groundkeeper who won lawsuits over Monsanto (''Roundup'' cancer case) * DeWayne Keeter (1944–1975), American motorcycle speedway rider * DeWayne "Dewey" King (born 1925), American football player and coach * DeWayne Lewis (born 1985), American football player * DeWayne "Tiny" Lund (1929–1975), American stock car racer * DeWayne McKinney, American businessman wrongfully convicted of murder *

DeWayne McKnight DeWayne Stephen "Blackbyrd" McKnight (born April 17, 1954) is an American guitarist. He was a member of The Headhunters, a jazz-funk fusion band from 1975 through 1978 and Parliament-Funkadelic from 1978 through 2008. He served briefly as gui ...

(born 1954), American funk guitarist *

DeWayne Patmon DeWayne Nelson Patmon (born April 25, 1979) is a former American football player. He played as a defensive back for University of Michigan from 1997 to 2000 where he won a national championship and three Big Ten Conference championships and fo ...

(born 1979), American football player *

DeWayne Patterson DeWayne Patterson (born April 20, 1984) is a former American football safety. He was signed by the Utah Blaze as a free agent in 2011. Patterson was born in Redlands, California. He attended Chaffey College from 2003 through 2005 where he was nam ...

(born 1984), American football player *

Dewayne Pemberton Dewayne Pemberton (born August 16, 1956) is a Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the Oklahoma State Senate, representing the 9th district. He was initially elected in November 2016. He is a retired coach, teacher and education ...

(born 1956), American politician *

Dewayne Perkins Dewayne Perkins (born November 5, 1990) is an American comedian, writer, actor, and producer. Born and raised in Chicago, he received improv training at The Second City and also worked for iO Theater. His stand-up comedy was recommended by '' Va ...

, American comedian, actor, and writer * Dewayne E. Perry, American engineer * Dewayne Robertson (born 1981), American football player *

DeWayne Russell DeWayne DeShawn Russell (born February 10, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the EWE Baskets Oldenburg of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). College career Russell played his freshman season at Northern Arizona, avera ...

(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 DeWayne Morris Walker (born December 3, 1960) is an American gridiron football coach and former player. He is currently the cornerbacks and nickels coach for the Arizona Wildcats football team. He previously served as the defensive backs coach of ...

(born 1960), American football player and coach *

Dewayne Washington Dewayne Neron Washington (born December 27, 1972) is an American former football cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Minnesota Vikings, the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Jacksonville Jaguars, and the Kansas City Chie ...

(born 1972), American football player *

Dewayne White Dewayne White (born October 19, 1979) is a former American defensive end. He entered the league as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers top overall selection in the 2003 NFL Draft. Tied a team record by recording at least half-a-sack in six consecutive games ...

(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 DeWayne Lamont Woods (born November 9, 1975) is an American gospel musician. He started his music career, in 2003, with the release of, ''The Poets, The Psalms, and the Psalmists'', that was self-released. His second album, ''Introducing DeWayn ...

(born 1975), American gospel singer-songwriter and musician *

Dwaine O. Cowan Dwaine O. Cowan (25 November 1935 – 5 May 2006) was an American chemist. He was a professor of chemistry at Johns Hopkins University. He is best known for his pioneering work in the field of organic conductors. His other research interests in ...

(1935–2006), American chemist * 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 ''Idiocracy'' is a 2006 American science fiction comedy film directed by Mike Judge and co-written by Judge and Etan Cohen. Starring Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph, Dax Shepard, and Terry Crews, the film tells the story of Corporal Joe Bauers (Wils ...

'' * Dwayne Sr. and Dwayne "Junior" Jr., two characters from ''

The Ridonculous Race ''Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race'' (also known as ''Total Drama: Ridonculous Race'' or simply ''The Ridonculous Race'') is a Canadian animated reality television series which lampoons the conventions commonly found in reality televisi ...

'' *Dwayne T. Robinson, deputy chief of the

Los Angeles Police Department The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), officially known as the City of Los Angeles Police Department, is the municipal Police, police department of Los Angeles, California. With 9,974 police officers and 3,000 civilian staff, it is the thir ...

in the film ''

Die Hard ''Die Hard'' is a 1988 American action film directed by John McTiernan, with a screenplay by Jeb Stuart and Steven E. de Souza. Based on the 1979 novel '' Nothing Lasts Forever'', by Roderick Thorp, it stars Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, ...

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