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burly
big and burly
Large, strong, and imposing in size and stature. I know that Mike looks big and burly, but he's one of the gentlest people I've ever met.
hurly burly
A noisy confusion. To hurl is to throw, and “hurly burly” is based on the image of a mob throwing things around chaotically. The phrase appears in the opening scene of Shakespeare's Macbeth when the witches chant, “When shall we three meet again / In thunder, lightning, or in rain? / When the hurlyburly's done, / When the battle's lost and won.”
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Yilmaz | | yil-MAHZ | Turkish |
Eser | | - | Turkish |
Aylen | | ['eilən] | |
Gilberto | | jeel-BER-to (Italian), heel-BER-to (Spanish) | Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
Ber | | BER | Yiddish |
MehveŞ | | - | Turkish |