gumshoe



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:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
StirlingSTUR-lingEnglish (Rare)
Martinemar-TEEN (French), mahr-TEE-nə (Dutch)French, Dutch, Norwegian
Mazin-Arabic
Onesiphoros-Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Livius-Ancient Roman
Zane (2)-Latvian