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
Zarathustra	zahr-ə-THOO-strə (English)	History
Tristin	TRIS-tin	English (Modern)
Phuntsok	-	Tibetan
Wulan	WOO-lahn	Indonesian, Javanese
Berhtoald	-	Ancient Germanic
Mala	-	Indian, Hindi