Wayne

An occupational surname for a cartwright, Old English wægen (“wagon”).

• IPA^(key): /weɪn/
• Homophones: wane, wain
• Rhymes: -eɪn

Wayne

1. A surname​.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
   • 1988 Elmore Leonard, Killshot, Arbor House 1989, →ISBN, page 145:

     "My Dad wanted to name me Mats." "But your Mom won," Carmen said, "and named you after a movie star. Moms get away with murder. Mine, you probably think, named me after the girl in the opera." "Tell you the truth," Wayne said, "I never thought about it."

   • 2010 Sophie Hannah, A Room Swept White, Hodder & Stoughton, →ISBN, page 102:

     Marcella and Nathaniel. Now I know their names. I haven't thought much about having children, but if I did, I wouldn't give them names like that. They're the sort of names you choose if you think you're someone to be reckoned with. I wonder if this is my Reverse L'Oréal Syndrome kicking in again; what would I call my kids, Wayne and Tracey? Because I'm not worth it.

3. a city in Nebraska, USA, and the county seat of Wayne County.
4. a town in West Virginia, USA, and the county seat of Wayne County.

• Wayleen
• Wayne County
• Waynesboro
• Waynesville

• neway, waney