Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

duane

/dwˈeɪn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.19 in modern English

Syllables: duane
IPA: /dwˈeɪn/

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

name

A male given name transferred from the surname.

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

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”).

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: *dʰewbʰ-, -, ᚇᚑᚃᚐᚌᚅᚔ, Ó Dubháin

Inflected Forms

Dwayne (alternative)

Derived Forms

Duanesburg

Homonyms

dwayne

Rhymes With

main pain campaign train brain explain remain gain plane rain chain maintain

Questions

How do you pronounce duane?: The recorded pronunciation is /dwˈeɪn/.
What does duane mean?: A surname from Irish.
Where does duane come from?: It is traced to Irish.

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