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sword-and-sandal
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 | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Esaias | | - | Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin |
| Osbert | | AHZ-bərt | English (Rare) |
| Gerd (1) | | GERT (German), KHERT (Dutch) | German, Dutch |
| Hurley | | ['hə:li] | |
| Abe (1) | | AYB (English) | English, Jewish |
| Zsanett | | - | Hungarian |