Duke

Duke is a Boy’s Nickname

Origin: Latin

Meaning: “leader”

Famous people nicknamed Duke

1. Duke Ellington (1899-1974), American big band leader
born Edward Kennedy Ellington
2. Duke Snider (1926-2011), American baseball pro
born Edwin Donald Snider
3. John Wayne (b. 1926), American actor
born Marion Morrison, nicknamed The Duke
 

 
More Dukes:

  • Arthur “Duke” Reid (1915-75, Jamaican record producer
  • Duke Erikson (b. 1951), alternative rocker (Garbage)
    born Douglas Elwin Erickson
  • Gene Chandler, “The Duke of Earl” (b. 1937),
    American singer, born Eugene Dixon
  • Joseph “Duke” Castiglione Jr. (b. 1973), American sports journalist

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