Duane (given name)
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Duane is a given name for a male. In the United States this spelling is typically associated with white Southerners. It seems to have a convergent etymology from several sources.
One of its origins in the Norman "D'Wain", meaning "of Wagons". Other origins include an Old English version meaning "field" or "meadow"; in Scottish Gaelic, the name stems from 'duin' meaning "brown" or "dark".
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- Duane Allman of the Allman Brothers Band
- Duane Marlowe Anderson III
- Duane Baron
- Duane Barry
- Duane Beeson
- Duane Benson
- Duane De Bique
- 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 'Dewey' Clarridge
- Duane Clemons
- Duane Chapman - 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 Louis - Canadian Pro Surfer
- Duane Martin
- Duane Michals - American photographer
- Duane R. Morrison - murderer
- Duane Pederson
- Duane Peters
- Duane Pillette
- Duane Pomeroy
- Duane Ross
- Duane Sammons
- 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
[edit] 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
- Kenneth Duane Bowersox - American astronaut
- 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
[edit] 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.
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