Larkin is from the Irish Ó Lorcáin — foundational from Irish lorcán (fierce/cruel) — foundational also possibly little rough one. A modern American baby name in the broader Irish + English literary heritage aesthetic. Larkin is one of the foundational Irish-English feminine + unisex names — central to traditional English literary heritage. The foundational name connects to foundational Philip Larkin (1922-1985) — foundational legendary foundational English poet + novelist + librarian + foundational widely considered foundational finest English poet of the second half of the 20th century + foundational The Less Deceived 1955 + The Whitsun Weddings 1964 + High Windows 1974 (foundational among foundational 20th-century poetry classics) + foundational Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry 1965 + foundational Order of the Companions of Honour 1985 + foundational Larkin Society + foundational Hull University Brynmor Jones Library 30 years; foundational also foundational Saint Lorcán Ua Tuathail (1128-1180) foundational Archbishop of Dublin + foundational canonized 1226 + foundational patron saint of foundational Dublin + foundational central to foundational Irish hagiographic heritage; foundational also Senator Lorcan Larkin Irish politician. Foundational Irish-English feminine name reflecting Irish + English literary heritage.
Featured throughout Irish heritage.
Larkin reduces to seven.