He has a son called Earl who resembles him in most ways.

With McCaffrey's southern accent it may have sounded like he was calling him Earl.

Instead of grumpy and dopily lovable Homer, we get a giant, lumbering clone called Earl.

The lad you call Earl wanted to play games.

Finally I called Earl and told him what was going on.

Out of the blue he'd called Earl and asked if there were any openings at St. Paul's.

Fitzhamon is sometimes called Earl of Gloucester, but was never so created formally.

He has a son called Earl who resembles him in most ways, but is sober and cleverer.

This resulted in the discovery of an illegitimate son called Earl, who shares his father's extreme views and absence of morality.

He was called Earl of Ulster from 1347.