Wayne

American  

[weyn] / weɪn /

noun

1. Anthony Mad Anthony, 1745–96, American Revolutionary War general.

2. John Marion Michael MorrisonDuke, 1907–79, U.S. film actor.

3. a township in N New Jersey.

4. a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.

5. a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “wagonmaker.”

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Wayne British  

/ weɪn /

noun

1. John, real name Marion Michael Morrison. 1907–79, US film actor, noted esp for his many Westerns, which include Stagecoach (1939), The Alamo (1960), and True Grit (1969), for which he won an Oscar

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Example Sentences

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has been "selfish" and should be dropped from the squad for the Reds' final match of the season against Brentford at Anfield, says former Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Says PRI scholar Wayne Winegardan: “The data shows that California’s economic challenges are no longer theoretical—they are measurable and worsening.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

A clip from the classic John Wayne Western, “The Searchers.”

From Salon • May 12, 2026

"It's a clear foul," Rooney said on the Wayne Rooney Show.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

In late 1791 the War Department put Major General “Mad” Anthony Wayne in charge of restructuring the army units under his command so they could function as irregular forces in Ohio.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz