The name "Dwayna" is a phonetic rendering of the name "Diana". The spelling of "Dwayna" is often used to make the name more unique or personal. In IPA phonetic transcription, "Dwayna" would be written as /ˈdweɪ.nə/, with stress on the first syllable. The "dw" sound is represented by the phoneme /dw/ which is a voiced labiodental fricative consonant, followed by the diphthong sound /eɪ/ and then the vowel /ə/ which is known as a schwa sound.