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- put up dukes
put up dukes
put up one's dukes
Fig. to be prepared to fight. He's telling you to put up your dukes. Put up your dukes and be a man!
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Nehemiah | | nee-hə-MIE-ə (English) | Biblical |
| ÁSketill | | - | Ancient Scandinavian |
| Salamon | | - | Hungarian |
| Mahendra | | - | Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Sanskrit |
| Gnaeus | | GNIE-uws (Ancient Roman), NIE-əs (English) | Ancient Roman |
| Hyram | | HIE-rəm | English (Rare) |