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- do duty as
do duty as
do (double) duty as/for something
(American & Australian) to also have another purpose They make an electronic identity card that will do duty for a credit card and pocket calculator. She's really the secretary but she does double duty as the receptionist during Katrina's lunch hour.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Keeleigh | | KEE-lee | English (Rare) |
| Lora | | LAWR-a (English) | English, Italian |
| Morgan (2) | | - | Arthurian Romance |
| Katherina | | kath-ə-REE-nə (English), kə-THREE-nə (English), kah-te-REE-nah (German) | English (Rare), German |
| Inanna | | i-NAH-na | Near Eastern Mythology |
| Wenceslaus | | WEN-səs-laws (English) | History |