Danny John-Jules

Culture. Like when I was taking bits of the cultural icons to build the character of the Cat. I needed him to have a sense of our rich and varied cultural history. It is also relevant to Duane Dibbley The Cat's alter ego. I used cultural icons well known in the world of buffoons and nerds the only difference was that they were white which helped to give the Cat his universal appeal. Is it just coincidence that the remake of the Nutty Proffessor starred a black guy? The boy's and girl's name Duane ..du(a)-ne.. is pronounced d'wayn. It is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and its meaning is "dark, swarthy". Historical: many Irish and Scottish names have the meaning "dark" or "black". Most Gaels had brown hair and dark skin coloring that contrasted with the fair hair and pale skin of Norwegian and Swedish invaders. Duante (d'wan-TAY) is a contemporary creation. Duane has 10 variant forms: Dewain, Dewayne, Duante, Duayne, Duwain, Duwaine, Duwayne, Dwain, Dwaine and Dwayne. Baby names that sound like Duane are Dane, Deane, Doane, Dunne and Dwane. Duane is a very popular male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). See slide show below.Lenny Bicknall from M I High!