Definitions

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  • proper noun A surname.
  • proper noun A male given name transferred from the surname.

Etymologies

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Anglicized form of the Irish name Dubhán, from dubh "dark, black".

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Examples

  • Duane is also a reserve Police Officer and serves on a SRT unit (we always give ex-felons badges).

    Mick Strider 2010

  • Duane is also a reserve Police Officer and serves on a SRT unit (we always give ex-felons badges).

    STRIDER KNIVES 2010

  • The snacks, which have the consistency of a rice cake/potato chip hybrid, sell at U.S. stores such as Costco, Target, Whole Foods, Jamba Juice and drugstore chain Duane Reade.

    Popchips CEO Keith Belling is 'poptimist' on healthy snacks 2010

  • I refer to Duane Allman, Stevie Ray Vaughn, and Jimi Hendrix who I call Jimi James in the song because when I met him, he was going by Jimi James.

    Mike Ragogna: How To Become Clairvoyant: A Conversation with Robbie Robertson Mike Ragogna 2011

  • Duane is a reserve cop and SRT member and cotinues to add community service to his list of accomplishments.

    STRIDER KNIVES 2010

  • Duane is a reserve cop and SRT member and cotinues to add community service to his list of accomplishments.

    pat rogers 2010

  • Incidentally, I recently found Diane Duane is on twitter @dduane if you like her stuff!

    MIND MELD: What Book Introduced You to Science Fiction? 2009

  • I refer to Duane Allman, Stevie Ray Vaughn, and Jimi Hendrix who I call Jimi James in the song because when I met him, he was going by Jimi James.

    Mike Ragogna: How To Become Clairvoyant: A Conversation with Robbie Robertson Mike Ragogna 2011

  • I thought this might be a problem with the series when the idea was first introduced, but Duane is handling it just fine, and it's making the character development increasingly complex and interesting.

    Reading Update 2008

  • I'm an annoying little sister, so perhaps people don't understand why I loathe annoying little sisters (like Dairine in Duane's books, or Dawn in the Buffyverse.)

    Reading Update 2008

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