Duane (given name)

Duane is both a given name for a male, and a family name. In the United States this spelling is typically associated with white Southerners. It seems to have a convergent etymology from several sources.

Many people may claim that one of the name's origins is the Norman "D'Wain" ("of Wagons") or the Old English version meaning "field" or "meadow". However, Duane is an anglicized version of the Gaelic "Dubhan", meaning little and dark as "Dubh" means dark and "an" is a diminutive suffix.^[1]

In the United States, "Duane" became a very popular name around the 1920s and remained one of the 200 most popular names for about 50 years.^[2] The similar spelling "Dwayne" was adapted as time went on, most likely because of the also popular name "Wayne". "Dwayne" eventually became the more preferred spelling, especially in the southern U.S. "Duane" still remains a more popular spelling in northern-Midwest states such as Minnesota, Michigan, and North Dakota.

First name

• Duane Allman of the Allman Brothers Band
• Duane Bale
• Duane Baron
• Duane Barry
• Duane Beeson
• Duane Benson
• Duane Bickett
• Duane Bobick
• Duane Burghard
• Duane R. Bushey
• Duane Butler
• Duane Call
• Duane G. Carey - American astronaut
• Duane Carter - American racecar driver
• Duane "Pancho" Carter, Jr. - American racecar driver
• Duane Clarridge a CIA supervisor known for his role in the Iran-Contra Affair
• Duane Clemons
• Duane Chapman - American bounty hunter
• Duane Lee Chapman II - American bounty hunter
• Duane Cooper
• Duane Courtney
• Duane Denison
• Duane E. Dewey
• Duane Eddy
• Duane Elgin - American author and media activist
• Duane Gill
• Duane Gish - creationist
• Duane Glinton
• Duane Graveline - American astronaut
• Duane M. Grubb
• Duane D. Hackney
• Duane Hanson - American sculptor
• Duane Harden - American singer and songwriter
• Duane Hopwood
• Duane Hudson
• Duane Jones
• Duane Josephson
• Duane Kuiper
• Duane Litfin
• Duane Martin
• Duane Michals - American photographer
• Duane R. Morrison - murderer
• Duane Pederson
• Duane Peters
• Duane Pillette
• Duane Pomeroy
• Duane Ross
• Duane Sand
• Duane Simolke
• Duane Starks
• Duane Sutter
• Duane D. Thiessen
• Duane Thomas - American football player
• Duane Thomas - boxer
• Duane Viljoen
• Duane Vander Klok
• Duane Ward
• Duane Washington
• Duane Whitaker
• Duane Wilson

Middle name

• Alan Duane Embree - American baseball player
• Cornell Duane Green - American football player
• F. Duane Ackerman - chairman and CEO of BellSouth Corporation
• Daniel Duane Tompkins Farnsworth - American politician
• Darold Duane Knowles - American baseball player
• James Duane Doty - American politician
• Gerald Duane Willard - American baseball player
• Josiah Duane Hicks - American politician
• Mark Duane Morton - American Guitarist for Lamb Of God
• Randy Duane Knorr - American baseball player
• Randall Duane Ayers - American basketball player
• William Duane Benton - United States federal judge

References

1. ^ http://www.behindthename.com/name/duane
2. ^ http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/1/Duane

See also

• Dwayne - this spelling has a more specific etymology and is typically favoured by African-Americans, along with variants such as Dwane and DeWayne.
• Duane (surname)

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