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burly
big and burly
Large, strong, and imposing in size and stature. I know that Mike looks big and burly, but he's one of the gentlest people I've ever met.
hurly burly
A noisy confusion. To hurl is to throw, and “hurly burly” is based on the image of a mob throwing things around chaotically. The phrase appears in the opening scene of Shakespeare's Macbeth when the witches chant, “When shall we three meet again / In thunder, lightning, or in rain? / When the hurlyburly's done, / When the battle's lost and won.”
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Busby | | ['hʌzbi] | |
| Victoria | | [vik'tɔ:riə] | |
| Tamsyn | | TAM-sin | English (British) |
| Acker | | ['ækə] | |
| Bartosz | | BAHR-tawsh | Polish |
| Luka | | - | Russian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian, Georgian, Old Church Slavic |