Definitions

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  • proper noun A male given name.

Etymologies

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Transferred from a rare Scottish surname derived from a place name, of unknown meaning. Later interpreted as a variant of Earl in the U.S.

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Examples

  • Errol is awakened again by a strange prank caller asking for him by name and claiming to be his father -- who has been dead for several years.

    The Wave by Walter Mosley: Book summary 2010

  • When the annual Ratatholon comes around, Errol is chosen to represent his school, facing off against the best student rat-athletes in the city.

    Bedtime Book: Three Cheers for Errol « A Working Title 2009

  • The chance meeting of an aging, ever vain Errol Flynn and Ida, a young, mixed-race girl and their ensuing brief relationship is the beginning of a poignant story of unrequited love and its ripple effect over two generations of family and friends.

    The Pirate's Daughter: Summary and book reviews of The Pirate's Daughter by Margaret Cezair-Thompson. 2007

  • Novelist Margaret Cezair-Thompson has found fertile material in Errol Flynn’s real-life passion for the Caribbean.

    The Pirate's Daughter by Margaret Cezair-Thompson: Questions 2007

  • Russel Crow cannot summon even a small fraction of the talent that existed in Errol Flynn. cavine errol flynn did it with style and a smile, which immortalized the character. costner deadpanned it which left audiences cold. all that was needed was for crowe to bring humor, swagger and swashbuckle into this role. this trailer shows none of that. so right now its looking a straight clone of maximus. this is gladiator 2. why not just call it that?

    Final Epic Robin Hood Movie Trailer | /Film 2010

  • (R-Pa), as quoted by President Lyndon Johnson in Errol Morris 'Academy-award winning documentary, The Fog of War.

    The Fog of War JDsg 2006

  • (R-Pa), as quoted by President Lyndon Johnson in Errol Morris 'Academy-award winning documentary, The Fog of War.

    Archive 2006-02-01 JDsg 2006

  • I hadn’t believed a word of Errol’s story about raising money for a Fellowship in Holocaust Denial Denial, and so was surprised to see the makeup of the gathering.

    Kalooki Nights Howard Jacobson 2006

  • "Of course," remarked Karatoff, as at a word Errol paused, still poising the dagger, "you know that under hypnotism in the psychological laboratory a patient has often struck at his 'enemy' with a rubber dagger, going through all the motions of real passion.

    The Treasure-Train 1908

  • She didn't call Errol at the Buccieri house where Steve, Tommy and the nanny, Anna, were being held.

    Roses are Red Patterson, James, 1947- 2000

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