sword-and-sandal

Of film, to features the exploits and adventures of ancient and biblical figures, as was prominent in Italy in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Sword-and-sandal films dominated cinemas for a period after the second World War, but they were quashed halfway through the sixties by the Spaghetti Western.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Leobwin	-	Ancient Germanic
Sankar	-	Indian, Malayalam, Bengali
'Ovadyah	-	Biblical Hebrew
Chalchiuhticue	-	Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Shripati	-	Hinduism
Aboubacar	-	Western African