earl
IPA: ˈɝɫ
noun
- (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.
- (entomology) Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Tanaecia. Other butterflies in this genus are called counts and viscounts.
- The title of an earl.
- (chiefly US) A male given name from English from the English noun earl.
- A surname originating as an occupation for service in the household of an earl, or from a nickname.
- A female given name.
- A number of places in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Las Animas County, Colorado.
- An unincorporated community in Callaway County, Missouri.
- A town in Cleveland County, North Carolina.
- An unincorporated community in Springbrook, Washburn County, Wisconsin.