Duane

D2U1A1N1E1

proper noun

A surname from Irish.

Originpgl ᚇᚑᚃᚐᚌᚅᚔ ← Irish Ó Dubháin →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Dwayne

  1. A surname from Irish.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.

    “The world is simply a better place because of the United Nations,” says Duane Kessler, a local contractor. Jeers and hisses fill the room.

    2001 August 27, Lin Alder, “Utah town goes ‘U.N. free’”, in High Country News, archived from the original on 17 Aug 2024

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Dubháin
  2. pglᚇᚑᚃᚐᚌᚅᚔ
  3. EnglishDuane

Anglicized form of the Irish name Dubhán (from Primitive Irish ᚇᚑᚃᚐᚌᚅᚔ (dovagni)), from dubh (“black, dark”); or transferred from the surname, which is from Irish Ó Dubháin (literally “descendant of Dubhán”).

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APA

Duane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Duane

MLA

“Duane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Duane. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Duane,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Duane.

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