Wayne may refer to:
People with the given name and surname
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Wayne (given name)
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Wayne (surname) Wayne is an old English surname meaning a craftsman: wagon driver or builder. It is the surname of:
* Anthony Wayne, general in the American colonial and United States armies
* David Wayne, American actor
* David Wayne (musician), American musici ...
Geographical
Places with name ''Wayne'' may take their name from a person with that surname; the most famous such person was Gen. "Mad"
Anthony Wayne from the former
Northwest Territory
The Northwest Territory, also known as the Old Northwest and formally known as the Territory Northwest of the River Ohio, was formed from unorganized western territory of the United States after the American Revolutionary War. Established in 1 ...
during the American revolutionary period.
Places in Canada
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Wayne, Alberta
Places in the United States
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Wayne, Illinois
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Wayne City, Illinois
'Wayne City'' is a village in Wayne County, Illinois, United States. The population was 994 at the 2020 census.
Geography
Wayne City is located at (38.346650, -88.590658).
According to the 2010 census, Wayne City has a total area of , all land ...
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Wayne, Indiana
Wayne is an unincorporated community in Webster Township, Wayne County, in the U.S. state of Indiana
Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States ...
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Wayne, Kansas
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Wayne, Maine
Wayne is a town in Kennebec County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,129 at the 2020 census. The town was named after Revolutionary War General Anthony Wayne. During the summer, Wayne is home to Camp Androscoggin. A popular recreatio ...
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Wayne, Michigan
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Wayne, Nebraska
Wayne is a city in Wayne County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 5,660 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Wayne County and the home of Wayne State College.
History
Wayne was founded in 1881 when the Chicago, St. Paul, Minn ...
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Wayne, New Jersey
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Wayne, New York
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Wayne, Ohio
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Wayne, Oklahoma
Wayne is a town in McClain County, Oklahoma, United States. Wayne and McClain County are part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area. The population was 688 according to the 2010 census. Wayne is part of the "Heart of Oklahoma" exurban area south ...
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Wayne, Pennsylvania
Wayne is an unincorporated community centered in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, on the Main Line, a series of highly affluent Philadelphia suburbs located along the railroad tracks of the Pennsylvania Railroad and one of the wealthiest areas ...
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Wayne, West Virginia
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Wayne, Lafayette County, Wisconsin
Wayne is a town in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 490 at the 2010 census.
History
The town was named in honor of "Mad" Anthony Wayne, a Revolutionary War general.
Geography
The town occupies the southeast corner ...
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Wayne, Washington County, Wisconsin
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Wayne (community), Wisconsin
Wayne is an unincorporated community located in the town of Wayne, Washington County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous ...
Other places:
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Wayne County (disambiguation)
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Wayne Township (disambiguation)
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Waynesborough, Gen. Anthony Wayne's early homestead in Pennsylvania
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Wayne National Forest in southeastern Ohio
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John Wayne Airport
John Wayne Airport is a commercial and general aviation airport that serves Orange County, California, and the Greater Los Angeles area. The airport is located in an unincorporated area of Orange County, and it is owned and operated by the cou ...
, Orange County, CA
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Fort Wayne (disambiguation) Fort Wayne, Indiana is the second-largest city in the U.S. state of Indiana.
Fort Wayne may also refer to:
*Fort Wayne (fort), the fort which gave its name to the city of Fort Wayne
*Fort Wayne (Detroit), a fort in Michigan
*Fort Wayne (Indian Terr ...
Educational institutions
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Wayne State University
Wayne State University (WSU) is a public research university in Detroit, Michigan. It is Michigan's third-largest university. Founded in 1868, Wayne State consists of 13 schools and colleges offering approximately 350 programs to nearly 25,000 ...
, Michigan
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Wayne State College
Wayne State College is a public college in Wayne, Nebraska. It is part of the Nebraska State College System and enrolls 4,202 students. The college opened as a public normal school in 1910 after the state purchased the private Nebraska Normal Co ...
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Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associat ...
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Fountains of Wayne
Fountains of Wayne was an American rock band that formed in New York City in 1995. The band included founding members Chris Collingwood, Adam Schlesinger, Jody Porter, and Brian Young. They released five albums from 1996 to 2011 before effec ...
, American rock band from New York City
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Wayne's World
"Wayne's World" was originally a recurring sketch from the NBC television series ''Saturday Night Live''. It evolved from a segment titled "Wayne's Power Minute" (1987) on the CBC Television series '' It's Only Rock & Roll'', as the main characte ...
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''Wayne's World'' (film) and ''
Wayne's World 2'', films based on the Saturday Night Live sketch
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Wayne Corporation, U.S. manufacturer of motor vehicles
* Wayne, car assembled by Byron F. Everitt, of
E-M-F Company
The E-M-F Company was an early American automobile manufacturer that produced automobiles from 1909 to 1912. The name E-M-F was gleaned from the initials of the three company founders: Barney Everitt (a custom auto-body builder from Detroit), Wi ...
* Wayne (band), metal band led by
David Wayne
David Wayne (born Wayne James McMeekan, January 30, 1914 – February 9, 1995) was an American stage and screen actor with a career spanning over 50 years.
Early life and career
Wayne was born in Traverse City, Michigan, the son of Helen M ...
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''Wayne'' (TV series), TV series on YouTube Premium
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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), ...
, American rapper from New Orleans, Louisiana
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Pauline Wayne
Pauline Wayne was a Holstein cow that belonged to William Howard Taft, the 27th President of the United States.
Also known as "Miss Wayne", Pauline was not Taft's first presidential cow: she replaced the lesser-known "Mooly Wooly", which provid ...
, U.S. President William H. Taft's pet cow
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Typhoon Wayne (disambiguation) The name Wayne has been used for four tropical cyclones in the northwest Pacific Ocean.
* Tropical Storm Wayne (1979) (T7922, 25W) – approached the Philippines before dissipating.
* Typhoon Wayne (1983) (T8304, 04W, Karing) – approached the Phi ...
* Wayne Oil Tank and Pump Company, part of
Dresser Industries
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Wain (disambiguation)
A wain is a farm wagon.
Wain may also refer to:
* Wain (surname)
* Wani (surname), or Wain, Kashmiri surname
* Wain (Württemberg), Germany
See also
* Wayne (disambiguation)
* Wein
* WAYN (disambiguation)
* Waine Pryce
* The Haywain Trip ...
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WAYN (disambiguation)
WAYN (an acronym for ''Where Are You Now?'') is a social travel network. Its stated goal is to ''help discover where to go and meet like-minded people.'' WAYN was founded in 2002.
WAYN has been known to send spam emails to all contacts of its ...
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