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
Ashling	ASH-ling	Irish
Andries	AHN-drees	Dutch
Ria	REE-ah	German, Dutch
Algernon	AL-jər-nahn	English
Lamia (1)	-	Arabic
Nsia	-	Western African, Akan