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 [ 1 syll. dua-ne, du-ane ] The boy name Duane is pronounced as DWEYN KEY. Duane is used predominantly in the English and Irish languages, and its origin is Celtic. The name is of the meaning little dark one, descendant of Dubhán, descendant of the little dark one. The name is Anglicized from the Gaelic Dubhán, itself originally a byname formed from the element 'dubh' (dark, black) and a diminutive suffix. In modern times, it may be taken as a derivative from the surname Ó Dubháin meaning 'descendant of Dubhán'. The name has been promoted by the fame of the guitarist and singer Duane Eddy (1938-) and thus it has acquired associations with the rock and roll era. The name Duana (English) is the female version of Duane. Dewayne (English), Dubhán (Irish), Duwayne (English), and Dwaine (English) are variants of Duane. Other forms of Duane include the variant spellings Dwain (English), Dwane (English and Irish), and Dwayne (English and Irish). Duane is an uncommon baby name for boys. At the modest height of its usage in 1933, 0.173% of baby boys were given the name Duane. Its ranking then was #102. The baby name has since fallen from favor, and is currently of very light use. In 2008, within the group of boy names directly linked to Duane, Dwayne (English and Irish) was the most popular. Baby names that sound like Duane include Dwain (English), Dwaine (English), Dwane (English and Irish), Dwayne (English and Irish), Daan (Dutch), Dain (English), Daine (English), Dan (German, English, and Romanian), Dane (English, Dutch, and Lithuanian), Dann (English), Dayne (English), Dean (English and German), Deane (English), Den (English), Dene (English), Dinh (Vietnamese), Dom (English), Don (English and Scottish), Donagh (Irish), and Donn (English, Irish, and Scottish). KEY: Pronunciation for Duane: D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; W as in "we (W.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
