Lærke

Gender: Feminine
Origin: Danish
Meaning: “lark.”
(LARE-keh)

The name comes directly from the Danish word for lark and was introduced in the 1940s when Danish poet, Sigfred Pedersen, named his daughter Lærke.

As of 2010, Laerke was the 11th most popular female name in Denmark.

A Swedish form is Lärka.