gales of laughter

sudden, loud happy sounds made by people when they are very amused I heard gales of laughter coming from the conference room.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Sylvestre	-	French
Ahmose	AH-mos (English)	Ancient Egyptian (Anglicized)
Vjeko	VYE-ko	Croatian
Biserka	-	Croatian, Serbian
Aldred	['ɔ:lrid]
Tarja	TAHR-yah	Finnish