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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 |
Carlito | | kahr-LEE-to (Spanish) | Spanish, Portuguese |
Philip | | FIL-ip (English), FEE-lip (Dutch) | English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Biblical |
Chandler | | ['tʃa:ndlə] | |
Lorenza | | - | Italian, Spanish |
Zephaniah | | ze-fə-NIE-ə (English) | Biblical |
Demeter (1) | | di-MEET-ər (English) | Greek Mythology |