Earp
Frontier marshal surname
Earp is a surname, most famously associated with Wyatt Earp, the American lawman and gambler known for the 1881 gunfight at the O.K.
Corral in Tombstone, Arizona.
The name evokes the mythology of the Wild West—frontier justice, six-shooters, and showdowns.
He fancied himself a regular Earp.
American masculine name
- VirgilClassical epic poet
- MorganAmerican horse breed
- JamesTraditional masculine name
- siblingsFellow offspring
family · lawmen · clan · dynasty · loyalty · kinship · Arizona · California
American masculine name
- marshalArrange in proper order
- badgeWorn symbol of membership
- frontierEdge of settlement
- justiceFair treatment under law
peacekeeper · gunfighter · deputy · sheriff · outlaw · vigilante · Old West · tombstone
1881 showdown location
- shootoutArmed confrontation or tiebreaker
- TombstoneHistoric Arizona frontier city
- standoffUnresolved confrontation between opponents
- duelPrearranged one-on-one combat
Holliday · showdown · bullets · pistols · draw · confrontation · feud · vendetta
Turbulent nineteenth-century year
- Dodge CityHistoric Kansas frontier town
- WichitaKansas's largest city
- San DiegoMajor Southern California city
- AlaskaAmerica's frozen northwest
gold rush · saloonkeeper · gambler · boxing referee · miner · entrepreneur · biography · primary sources
Traditional explanatory tale
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- WesternOf Euro-American civilization
- dime novelCheap sensational paperback
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
icon · hero · antihero · Kevin Costner · Kurt Russell · Val Kilmer · biopic · romanticized
Wyatt
American masculine name
siblings · family · lawmen · clan · dynasty · loyalty · kinship · Arizona · California · partnership
Wyatt
American masculine name
justice · peacekeeper · gunfighter · deputy · sheriff · outlaw · vigilante · Old West · tombstone · tin star
OK Corral
1881 showdown location
- shootoutArmed confrontation or tiebreaker
- TombstoneHistoric Arizona frontier city
- standoffUnresolved confrontation between opponents
Holliday · duel · showdown · bullets · pistols · draw · confrontation · feud · vendetta · retaliation
1848
Turbulent nineteenth-century year
- Dodge CityHistoric Kansas frontier town
- WichitaKansas's largest city
- San DiegoMajor Southern California city
Alaska · gold rush · saloonkeeper · gambler · boxing referee · miner · entrepreneur · biography · primary sources · archives
myth
Traditional explanatory tale
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- WesternOf Euro-American civilization
- dime novelCheap sensational paperback
Hollywood · icon · hero · antihero · Kevin Costner · Kurt Russell · Val Kilmer · biopic · romanticized · embellished
Earpoutlaw
Fugitive from justice
Billy the Kid · Jesse James · bandit · cattle rustler · desperado
Earpvillain
Wicked story antagonist
black hat · bad guy · antagonist · outlaw gang · bushwhacker
- Wyatt EarpOld West lawman