no, Duke used as a Title of a nickname. ... Duke has Western associations because it was the nickname of actor John Wayne
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I'm not sure it was a nickname but he called himself "Il Duce". Means leader or Duke.
Duke.
Photos show him standing bare-chested in front of a surfboard. Duke' s name reinforced the visual conventions of surfing and civilization to establish him as Hawaiian and brown; as primitive.His skill as a waterman was deemphasized and rendered more achievable for the white male viewers by positionin him on a beach rather than atop a wave.
His nickname was Duke, after an Airedale dog he owned as a kid.
Wayne never made a film titled The Duke. Duke was Wayne's nickname from his childhood.
The New York Gians were known as "Dukes Men", a nickname derived from the owner/president of the NYG Welling "Duke" Mara.
his nick name was will duke normman
He was called "Il Duce". It means The Duke.
Duke Ellington's real name was Edward Kennedy Ellington, so Duke was his nickname, given to him at around age 15 because he had gentlemen like qualities.
He was called Our Atty which was short for Arthur.