Wayne

Wayne \way-ne, wa-yne\ is a boy's name. It consists of 5 letters and 1 syllable.

The baby boy name Wayne is pronounced as WeyN- ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Wayne: W as in "we (W.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"

What is the origin of Wayne?

Wayne is an English name of Old English origin. The name Wayne means cart maker, carter. Derived from the word 'waegen' with the meaning cart, wagon. The name was borne by Anthony Wayne (1745-1796), a general in the American Revolutionary War. The name was later popularized by the famed actor John Wayne (Marion Michael Morrison, 1907-1979), who adopted his screen name in tribute to the general. Wayne has 12 variant forms that are used in both English and other languages. English variant forms of Wayne include Guwayne meaning, Lewayne name popularity, name Vain meaning, short names for Waen, name Waene meaning, name Wain meaning, Wane meaning and origin, name Wayn meaning, and name Waynne. Another English form is the spelling variant Waine name variations. Variant forms used in other languages include the Finnish Vaino definition and the Hawaiian name Wene meaning. See also the related form, the English meaning of Dewayne. Wayne is a classic favorite. At present it is still somewhat popular as a baby boy name, but not to the degree it was previously. At the height of its usage in 1947, 0.547% of baby boys were named Wayne. It had a ranking of #30 then. The baby name has seen a marked fall in frequency since then, and is today used on a modest scale. In 2010, its usage was only 0.014% and its ranking #783, however it was nevertheless the most widely used within all boy names in its family.

The following famous people share the name Wayne:

• Hockey Player Wayne Gretzky, born 26 January 1961, Brantford, Ontario, Canada
• Singer Wayne Newton, born 3 April 1942, Roanoke, Virginia
• Soccer Player Wayne Rooney, born 24 October 1985, Liverpool, England.

List of baby names Wayne:

the name Wain name, the English Waine name variations, the name short names for Wane, the name Wayn name, the name Waynne meaning of name, the name nicknames for Juane, the name name Wen, the Hawaiian baby name Wene, the name Wenn meaning, the German baby name Wim, the English Win name, the English name Winn, the English and Welsh Wyn name popularity, the English and Welsh name Wynn, the Welsh and English meaning of Wynne, the name what does the name Juann mean, the name Waen meaning and origin, the name Waene definition, the Bari name Wani meaning, and the name name Wanya meaning.

The baby name Wayne fun facts:

The name Wayne in reverse order is "Enyaw".

The numerological value of the name Wayne is number 5, which means expansiveness, visionary, adventure, the constructive use of freedom.

How popular is Wayne?

Wayne is in the top names in USA.