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
Arvel	-	English
Cleopas	KLEE-ə-pəs (English)	Biblical, Biblical Latin
Ruben	RUY-bən (Dutch)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, French, Armenian, Biblical Latin
Cilka	-	Slovene
Leilani	lay-LAH-nee	Hawaiian
Rubens	-	Portuguese (Brazilian)