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
Ardashir	-	Persian
Soini	SOY-nee	Finnish
Wynn	[win]
Rachel	RAY-chəl (English), ra-SHEL (French), RAH-khəl (Dutch)	English, Hebrew, French, German, Dutch, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew
Joey	JO-ee	English
Nicol	['nikl]