gumshoe

(ˈgəmˈʃu)

n. a policeman or a detective. (Underworld. Also a term of address. So named for wearing silent, gum-rubber soles.) Has that gumshoe been around asking questions again?

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Yaniv	-	Hebrew
Rifat	-	Arabic
Wilhelm	VIL-helm (German), VEEL-khelm (Polish)	German, Polish, Ancient Germanic
Thyrza	-	Dutch
GÖKhan	-	Turkish
Glyn	-	Welsh