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Meaning
Noun
●
In Larks & People:
Any of various small,
singing
passerine
birds
of the family Alaudidae.
●
In Larks:
Any of various similar-appearing
birds
, but usually ground-living, such as the
meadowlark
and titlark.
●
In Larks & People:
One who
wakes
early; one who is up with the larks.
●
A
romp
,
frolic
, some fun.
●
A prank.
Verb
●
In Larks:
To
catch
larks
(type of bird).
●
To
sport
,
engage
in
harmless
pranking.
●
To
frolic
,
engage
in
carefree
adventure.
Name
●
A
surname
transferred
from the
nickname
, from
lark
as a
byname
or for a
catcher
and
seller
of
lark
s.
●
A
surname
originating
as a
patronymic
shortened
from Larkin, a
medieval
diminutive
of Laurence.
●
A
male
given name
transferred
from the
surname
, of
occasional
usage.
●
A
female
given name
from English from the
lark
bird.
●
A
river
in England, on the
border
between Suffolk and Cambridgeshire.
●
Alternative form of Larak (“island off the
coast
of Iran”)
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
lark
English
larke
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
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