wayne

Other forms of wayne

plural

waynes·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about wayne

What does wayne mean?

wayne means "United States film actor who played tough heroes (1907-1979)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in wayne?

wayne has 1 syllable: wayne. In IPA it is /ˈweɪn/.

What is another word for wayne?

Close synonyms include John Wayne, Duke Wayne, Anthony Wayne, Mad Anthony Wayne. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is wayne a common word?

wayne is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with wayne?

2 words rhyme with wayne. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.