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Larkin…for a girl?
I know it’s supposed to be a masculine diminutive of Laurence, but it also means “little lark” and I think it’s so beautiful for a girl. And so does half of BtN, apparently - this name is voted 49% feminine, despite being listed as ONLY masculine. What do you think?

This message was edited 9/2/2022, 2:52 PM

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I prefer it on boys but I can see it as unisex. I like Lark and Skylark on boys too!
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It works perfectly for both, in my opinion. I know that in English Laurence is perceived as purely masculine, but it could work as a unisex name and Laurence is feminine in French, so I don't see why Larkin couldn't work as a unisex name.
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I would assume Larkin was a girl.
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I'm on the fence. On one hand, I like it, because I like Lark and I think the sound is pretty. On the other hand, it's veering into Lakyn territory, and that puts me off. God Lakyn is atrocious.
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I find Larkin totally androgynous. I think it works fine for anyone, personally!
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It's a surname, and I don't enjoy lnfns. It also sounds like 'larking', elderly slang for messing about. It's equally inappropriate for males and females, though that doesn't make it unisex!
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Don't care for it. Certainly don't see any beauty in it. Only ever seen it as surname.
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I appreciate it for either
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Not bad but it makes me think of a teacher I used to have that I didn’t like.
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Similar to Lark, it's unattractive on anyone, and I can't even imagine somebody willingly calling their kid that regardless of boy or girl; Lark, Larkin, Larker, anything starting with those 4 letters. Nope, just nope. 🤢🤮

This message was edited 9/2/2022, 5:29 PM

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You know what?…………I don’t hate it. I still much prefer it on a boy.
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I think I favor simply Lark over Larkin. Though Larkin does remind me of a GP Musical "Once Upon a Mattress" in which Lady Larkin is a character.
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I’m in that half that agree with you. I think it should be listed as unisex. Lauren has been used for females for awhile, so I don’t see why Larkin is any different. Plus there’s the Lark and Larkspur associations, so it’s definitely unisex imo. I’m actually surprised it isn’t on the charts for either/both!Larkin Rose is a gp combo of mine. I wouldn’t name a child Larkin because it reminds me of “larking about”. But it’s a cool nickname or for a character.

This message was edited 9/2/2022, 3:43 PM

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I love it for a girl. Maybe it's because it just seems more feminine to me, with that '-in' ending. Sounds more feminine to me, as well.That, or I may just be projecting the Danish girl's name, Lærke (love this one too), onto it because it's our word for 'a Lark/Larks', and, so that could be my reason. Well, probably more this one reason, than the latter above.Or, simply just a mix of those reasons. May this one. It just doesn't seem like a name for boy to me, though that's just me.
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