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I don't care for it. It isn't at all masculine, it is a tad surname-y, and the word lark too strongly within it. I don't see it as a nickname for Laurence -which I don't care for, but since it's a family name, then it's OK-, as I think it's more derived from the name, rather than a short/pet form of it (my opinion only), and while you may not like Laurie as a nickname, the child might; I think nicknames should not be planned, but should be left up to the child, and I also don't think the decision of a formal name (Laurence) should revolve around a nickname (Larkin).

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Edit: Added a comment.

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-Lissa Hannah-
As soon as tradition has come to be recognized as tradition, it is dead. - Allan Bloom

This message was edited 3/11/2005, 5:46 PM