noun: `johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `grayback' derived from their gray Confederate uniforms
noun: someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action
noun: a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)
verb: take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance
verb: break with established customs
adjective: used by northerners of Confederate soldiers
Example: "The rebel yell"
name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #39485)