Wayne

/weɪn/ · name

Meaning

A surname originating as an occupation.
A male given name transferred from the surname.
A town in Kennebec County, Maine, United States, named after Anthony Wayne.
A city, the county seat of Wayne County, Nebraska, United States.
A town, the county seat of Wayne County, West Virginia, United States.
A number of townships in the United States, listed under Wayne Township.

Etymology / origin

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

wægen(Old English)→
Wayne (English)
Relations: der

Related words

wægen(Old English)wayne(German)

Descendant words

wayne(German) (der)

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