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
Ken (1)	KEN	English
Eupraxia	-	Ancient Greek
Pepito	pe-PEE-to	Spanish
Ewald	E-vahlt (German)	German, Dutch, Ancient Germanic
Mabella	-	English (Rare)
Karthikeyan	-	Tamil, Hinduism