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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 |
| Mcmahon | | [mek'ma:ən] | |
| Faustina | | [fɔ:'sti:nə] | |
| Tihomir | | - | Croatian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Macedonian |
| Sherry | | SHER-ee | English |
| Lino | | LEE-no (Italian, Spanish), LEE-naw (Galician) | Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Galician |
| Adella | | ə-DEL-ə | English |