Bank Night

obsolete A lottery event popular in the US during the Great Depression in which a member of a movie theater audience could win a cash prize if his or her name was called. Primarily heard in US, South Africa. Wouldn't you know it? The one time they call my name for Bank Night and I had to leave early for a dinner party!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ernust	-	Ancient Germanic
Hizkiah	-	Biblical
Ulf	-	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
'Ira'	-	Biblical Hebrew
Cleo	['kli:əu]
Robyn	['rɔbin]