On AZBlogX, a posting about male photography by Tony Duran, famous for his fashion and celebrity photos. Two have full frontal nudity, which is why they’re on my X Blog. Another two are technically not X-rated, but they’re certainly sensual and (homo)erotic.
February 12, 2013 at 1:32 pm |
That’s funny. I’m wondering whether he’s of Turkish origin. “Duran” is a surname in Turkish meaning “standing/stopping”, if that makes sense.
February 12, 2013 at 2:57 pm |
Hard to get the appropriate biographical data, but Duran was born in Minnesota and went to college in Wisconsin. Not inconsisent with Turkish ethnicity. But it’s much more likely that the family name is a variant of Durand / Durant / etc., originally Norman (maybe coming into English via Scotland). Not everything that might be Turkish is.
February 12, 2013 at 3:06 pm
How do you pronounce “Duran” in English? Is it [doo-ran]?
February 12, 2013 at 3:12 pm
“Duran” in English: depends on whether the first syllable has secondary accent (with /u/) or is unaccented (with schwa). Both are possible. But in my experience schwa mostly wins, as in the name of the band Duran Duran.
February 12, 2013 at 3:23 pm |
I like the way it’s being pronounced.