name: A male given name (rare: 1 in 16666 males; popularity rank in the U.S.: #853)
name: A surname (rare: 1 in 33333 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #3546)
noun: A surname originating as an occupation, variant of Earl.
noun: (chiefly US) A male given name transferred from the surname.
noun: (chiefly US) A male given name, variant of Earl.
noun: Archaic spelling of earl. [(nobility) A British or Irish nobleman next in rank above a viscount and below a marquess; equivalent to a European count. A female using the style is termed a countess.]