# Dwayne

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**Dwayne** or **Dewayne** is a traditionally male name, a variant of [Duane](/source/Duane_(given_name)). It is [Gaelic](/source/Goidelic_languages) in origin, deriving from the Irish saint Dubhán.

## History

St. [Dubhán](/source/Dubh%C3%A1n) was an Irish monk who established a monastery in [Hook Head](/source/Hook_Head), [Ireland](/source/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

- [Dewayne](/source/Dewayne)
- [Dewaine](/source/Dewaine)
- [Dewane](/source/Dewane)
- [Duaine](/source/Duaine)
- [Duane](/source/Duane_(given_name))
- [Duwain](/source/Duwain)
- [Duwaine](/source/Duwaine)
- [Duwayne](/source/Duwayne)
- [Dwain](/source/Dwain)
- [Dwaine](/source/Dwaine)
- [Dwane](/source/Dwane)

## Given name

- Dwayne Abernathy (born 1976), American musician and record producer better known as [Dem Jointz](/source/Dem_Jointz).
- [Dwayne Allen](/source/Dwayne_Allen) (born 1990), American football player
- [Dwayne Alons](/source/Dwayne_Alons) (1946–2014), American politician
- [Dwayne Ambusley](/source/Dwayne_Ambusley) (born 1980), Jamaican footballer
- [Dwayne Anderson](/source/Dwayne_Anderson) (born 1986), American basketball player
- [Dwayne Anderson (American football)](/source/Dwayne_Anderson_(American_football)) (born 1961), American football player
- [Dwayne Andreas](/source/Dwayne_Andreas) (1918–2016), American business executive and political donor
- [Dwayne Armstrong](/source/Dwayne_Armstrong) (born 1971), American football player
- [Dwayne Bacon](/source/Dwayne_Bacon) (born 1995), American basketball player
- [Dwayne Barker](/source/Dwayne_Barker) (born 1983), English rugby league footballer
- [Dwayne Benjamin (economist)](/source/Dwayne_Benjamin_(economist)) (born 1961), Canadian economist
- [Dwayne Benjamin (basketball)](/source/Dwayne_Benjamin_(basketball)) (born 1993), American basketball player
- [Dwayne Blakley](/source/Dwayne_Blakley) (born 1979), American football player
- [Dwayne Bohac](/source/Dwayne_Bohac) (born 1966), American politician
- [Dwayne Bowe](/source/Dwayne_Bowe) (born 1984), American football player
- [Dwayne Bravo](/source/Dwayne_Bravo) (born 1983), Trinidadian cricketer
- [Dwayne Broyles](/source/Dwayne_Broyles) (born 1982), American basketball player
- [Dwayne Burno](/source/Dwayne_Burno) (1970–2013), American jazz bassist
- [Dwayne Cameron](/source/Dwayne_Cameron) (born 1981), New Zealand actor, director, and screenwriter
- [Dwayne Carey-Hill](/source/Dwayne_Carey-Hill), American animation director
- [Dwayne Carswell](/source/Dwayne_Carswell) (born 1972), American football player
- Dwayne Carter (born 1982), American rapper better known as [Lil Wayne](/source/Lil_Wayne).
- [Dwayne Cowan](/source/Dwayne_Cowan) (born 1985), English sprinter
- [Dwayne Croft](/source/Dwayne_Croft), American operatic baritone
- [Dwayne Crompton](/source/Dwayne_Crompton) (1946–2022), American early childhood professional
- [Dwayne A. Day](/source/Dwayne_A._Day), American space historian
- [Dwyane Demmin](/source/Dwyane_Demmin) (born 1975), Trinidad and Tobago association football defender
- [Dwayne De Rosario](/source/Dwayne_De_Rosario) (born 1978), Canadian soccer player
- [Dwayne Fields](/source/Dwayne_Fields) (fl. 2010–), Jamaican-British explorer and Chief Scout
- [Dwayne Haskins](/source/Dwayne_Haskins) (1997–2022), American football quarterback
- [Dwayne Henry](/source/Dwayne_Henry) (born 1962), American baseball player
- [Dwayne Hickman](/source/Dwayne_Hickman) (1934–2022), American actor, television director, and network executive
- [Dwayne Hill](/source/Dwayne_Hill) (born 1966), Canadian actor
- [Dwayne Hixon](/source/Dwayne_Hixon), Montserratian politician
- [Dwayne Hollis](/source/Dwayne_Hollis) (born 1989), American football player
- [Dwayne Johnson](/source/Dwayne_Johnson) (born 1972), American actor and professional wrestler, also known as The Rock.
- [Dwayne Jones (disambiguation)](/source/Dwayne_Jones_(disambiguation)), various people
- [Dwayne King (disambiguation)](/source/Dwayne_King_(disambiguation)), various people
- [Dwayne McDuffie](/source/Dwayne_McDuffie) (1962–2011), American writer of comic books and television
- [Dwayne Rudd](/source/Dwayne_Rudd) (born 1976), American football player
- [Dwayne Russell](/source/Dwayne_Russell) (born 1965), Australian rules footballer
- [Dwayne Smith](/source/Dwayne_Smith) (born 1983), a cricketer from Barbados
- [Dwyane Wade](/source/Dwyane_Wade) (born 1982), American basketball player
- [Dwayne Washington (disambiguation)](/source/Dwayne_Washington_(disambiguation)), various people
- [Dwayne Yunker](/source/Dwayne_Yunker), American politician from Oregon

### Alternative spelling

- [Dewayne Alexander](/source/Dewayne_Alexander), American football coach
- [DeWayne Antonio Craddock](/source/DeWayne_Antonio_Craddock) (1978–2019), American mass shooter
- [DeWayne Barrett](/source/DeWayne_Barrett) (born 1981), Jamaican sprinter
- [Dewayne Blackwell](/source/Dewayne_Blackwell) (1936–2021), American songwriter
- [Dewayne Bowden](/source/Dewayne_Bowden) (born 1982), New Zealand cricketer
- [DeWayne Bruce](/source/DeWayne_Bruce) (born 1962), American professional wrestler
- [DeWayne Buice](/source/DeWayne_Buice) (born 1957), American baseball pitcher
- [Dewayne Bunch (Kentucky politician)](/source/Dewayne_Bunch_(Kentucky_politician)) (1962–2012), American politician
- [Dewayne Bunch (Tennessee politician)](/source/Dewayne_Bunch_(Tennessee_politician)) (born 1959), American politician
- [DeWayne Burns](/source/DeWayne_Burns) (born 1972), American politician
- [Dewayne Cherrington](/source/Dewayne_Cherrington) (born 1990), American football player
- [Dewayne Dedmon](/source/Dewayne_Dedmon) (born 1989), American basketball player
- [DeWayne Dotson](/source/DeWayne_Dotson) (born 1971), American football player
- [Dewayne Douglas](/source/Dewayne_Douglas) (1931–2000), American football player
- [Dewayne Everettsmith](/source/Dewayne_Everettsmith), Australian singer
- [Dewayne Freeman](/source/Dewayne_Freeman) (born 1955), American politician
- [DeWayne Lee Harris](/source/DeWayne_Lee_Harris) (born 1963), American serial killer
- [Dewayne Hendrix](/source/Dewayne_Hendrix) (born 1995), American football player
- [Dewayne Hill](/source/Dewayne_Hill) (born 1950), American politician
- [DeWayne Jackson](/source/DeWayne_Jackson) (born 1990), American basketball player
- [Dewayne Jefferson](/source/Dewayne_Jefferson) (born 1979), American basketball player
- [DeWayne Jessie](/source/DeWayne_Jessie) (born 1951), American actor
- [Dewayne Johnson](/source/Dewayne_Johnson) (born 1970s), an American groundkeeper who won lawsuits over Monsanto (*Roundup* cancer case)
- [DeWayne Keeter](/source/DeWayne_Keeter) (1944–1975), American motorcycle speedway rider
- [DeWayne "Dewey" King](/source/Dewey_King) (1925–2021), American football player and coach
- [DeWayne Lewis](/source/DeWayne_Lewis) (born 1985), American football player
- [DeWayne "Tiny" Lund](/source/Tiny_Lund) (1929–1975), American stock car racer
- [DeWayne McBride](/source/DeWayne_McBride) (born 2001), American football player
- [DeWayne McKinney](/source/DeWayne_McKinney), an American businessman wrongfully convicted of murder.
- [DeWayne McKnight](/source/DeWayne_McKnight) (born 1954), American funk guitarist
- [DeWayne Patmon](/source/DeWayne_Patmon) (born 1979), American football player
- [DeWayne Patterson](/source/DeWayne_Patterson) (born 1984), American football player
- [Dewayne Pemberton](/source/Dewayne_Pemberton) (born 1956), American politician
- [Dewayne Perkins](/source/Dewayne_Perkins), American comedian, actor, and writer
- [Dewayne E. Perry](/source/Dewayne_E._Perry), American engineer
- [Dewayne Robertson](/source/Dewayne_Robertson) (born 1981), American football player
- [DeWayne Russell](/source/DeWayne_Russell) (born 1994), American basketball player
- [DeWayne Scales](/source/DeWayne_Scales) (born 1958), American basketball player
- [Dewayne Staats](/source/Dewayne_Staats) (born 1952), American sportscaster
- [DeWayne Vaughn](/source/DeWayne_Vaughn) (born 1959), American baseball pitcher
- [DeWayne Walker](/source/DeWayne_Walker) (born 1960), American football player and coach
- [Dewayne Washington](/source/Dewayne_Washington) (born 1972), American football player
- [Dewayne White](/source/Dewayne_White) (born 1979), American football player
- [Dewayne T. Williams](/source/Dewayne_T._Williams) (1949–1968), United States Marine and posthumous Medal of Honor recipient
- [DeWayne Wise](/source/DeWayne_Wise) (born 1978), American baseball player
- [DeWayne Woods](/source/DeWayne_Woods) (born 1975), American gospel singer-songwriter and musician
- [Dwaine O. Cowan](/source/Dwaine_O._Cowan) (1935–2006), American chemist
- [Terry DeWayne Fair](/source/Terry_Fair_(basketball)), American-Israeli basketball player
- [Kenneth Dwane Bowersox](/source/Ken_Bowersox), American astronaut

### Fictional characters

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

## Surname

- [Johnathan Dwayne](/source/Johnathan_Dwayne) (born 1963), Puerto Rican musician, composer, and artist
- [Sidney DeWayne](/source/Sidney_DeWayne) (also known as Sid Johnson), songwriter, producer and personal manager

## See also

- [Duane (given name)](/source/Duane_(given_name))
- [Duane (surname)](/source/Duane_(surname))

## References

1. ["Hook Head Lighthouse"](https://www.irishlights.ie/safety-navigation/our-lighthouses/hook-head.aspx). *www.irishlights.ie*. Retrieved 2025-06-04.

1. ["What is Black in Irish? | Ireland"](https://www.ireland101.com/what-is/black/irish). *www.ireland101.com*. Retrieved 2025-06-04.

1. ["Surname Duane: Meaning Origin Variants"](https://www.igenea.com/en/surnames/d/duane). *www.igenea.com*. Retrieved 2025-06-04.

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