wordplay

The use of words in a clever or amusing way, as seen in puns or double entendres. A: "Why was six afraid of seven? Because seven ate nine! Get it?" B: "Ah yes, wordplay with 'eight' and 'ate'—a classic."

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Yerushah	-	Biblical Hebrew
Simon	SIE-mən (English), see-MAWN (French), ZEE-mawn (German), SEE-mawn (Dutch)	English, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Hungarian, Slovene, Romanian, Macedonian
Mehr	-	Persian, Persian Mythology
Hailie	HAY-lee	English (Modern)
Staas	STAH:S	Dutch
Jacinth	JAY-sinth, JAS-inth	English (Rare)