Duke is a Boy’s Nickname
Origin: Latin
Meaning: “leader”
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