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
Amando	ah-MAHN-do (Spanish, Italian)	Portuguese, Spanish, Italian
Agi	-	Ancient Germanic
Sisko	SEES-ko	Finnish
ChÂU	-	Vietnamese
Mile	MEE-le (Croatian, Serbian)	Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Malika	mah-LIK-ah	Arabic