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- up with the lark
up with the lark
up with the lark
Awake at a particularly early hour, especially at or before sunrise (i.e., the hour when larks sing). Primarily heard in UK. I'm sorry, but I have to get going. I have to be up with the lark tomorrow. Mum is up with the lark every day to prepare breakfast for the farmhands.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Channing | | CHAN-ing | English (Modern) |
| Polyxena | | - | Greek Mythology (Latinized) |
| Jehu | | JEE-hyoo (English) | Biblical |
| Gypsy | | JIP-see | English (Rare) |
| JoŽIca | | - | Slovene, Croatian |
| Chibueze | | - | Western African, Igbo |