alarums and excursions

Frantic activity that causes a clamor. Often seen in Elizabethan drama as a stage direction denoting military activity. What on earth is going on? The alarums and excursions in the living room woke me from a sound sleep—keep it down!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Hayder	-	Arabic
Richa	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Bengali
Efimia	-	Greek
Luus	LUYS	Dutch, Limburgish
Shanta	-	Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali
Polyxeni	-	Greek