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
ClÉMent	kle-MAWN	French
Ohad	-	Biblical
Daniel	DAN-yəl (English), dah-nee-EL (Jewish), dan-YEL (French), DAH-nee-el (German), DAHN-yel (Polish)	English, Hebrew, French, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Spanish, Portugu
Deon	-	English, African American
Ballendine	['bæləndain]
Silvestre	seel-BE-stre (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese