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Duane
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English
Alternative forms
en Dwayne
Etymology
en ine-pro *dʰewbʰ-
Anglicized form of the en ga - name ga Dubhán (from en pgl ᚇᚑᚃᚐᚌᚅᚔ), from ga dubh black, dark; or transferred from the surname, which is from en ga Ó Dubháin descendant of Dubhán.
Proper noun
s
en Irish.
en male surnames.
en Lin Alder Utah town goes ‘U.N. free’ w:High Country News https://www.hcn.org/issues/issue-209/utah-town-goes-u-n-free/ 2001-08-27 “The world is simply a better place because of the United Nations,” says Duane Kessler, a local contractor. Jeers and hisses fill the room. https://web.archive.org/web/20240817174237/https://www.hcn.org/issues/issue-209/utah-town-goes-u-n-free/
Derived terms
en Duanesburg
References
Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Concise Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press 2001.
Anagrams
en adenu Auden