Lachlan (name)

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Lachlan
Pronunciation
Pet form(s)
Lachie, Locky, Loki, Lachy, Lochles, and Lockie
Related namesLachina, Laughlin, Lochlain, Lochlainn, and Loughlin

Lachlan (/ˈlæxlən, ˈlæklən, ˈlɒklən/)[1] is a masculine given name of Scottish Gaelic origin.

Origins

The name is an

Gaelic personal name Lochlann.[2]

In the ninth century, the terms

conflated with them, is unknown.[4] In mediaeval Irish literature, the term Lochlann refers to a vague faraway place: sometimes the Otherworld, and sometimes Scandinavia.[5]

Pet forms of Lachlan include Lachie, Lachy,[6] and Lockie[7] (/ˈlɒki/ LOK-ee).[8] A feminine form of the name is Lachina.[9] A related form of Lachlan is the Irish Lochlainn.[10] Anglicised forms of this latter name include Laughlin[11] (/ˈlɒklɪn, ˈlɒxlɪn, ˈlɒflɪn/ LOK(H)-lin, LOF-lin)[12] and Loughlin[13] (/ˈlɒklɪn/ LOK-lin).[14] Lochlainn has also been rendered into English as Lawrence.[15] A variant form of Lachlann in Argyll is Lachann,[16] a name influenced by the similarly sounding (though etymologically unrelated) Eachann.[17][note 1] Historically, the name Lachlan and its variants were most commonly found in Argyll.[20]
The following proverb contains the name Lachlan : "Mar mhadadh ag ol eanruich ainmean Chlann ‘ll ‘Eathain “Eachann, Lachann.” or; "Like a hound lapping broth are the names of the Clan Maclean "Eachan, Lachan" "Hector, Lachlan".[21][22][23]

The senior branch of Clan Maclean are the Macleans of Duart. This branch was established in the 14th century on the Inner Hebridean Isle of Mull. The first Laird was known as Lachainn Lubanach or "Lachlan the crafty". Of the first fourteen Lairds of Duart, seven were named Lachlan and seven were named Hector.[24] Forms of the name Lochlainn were borne by Uí Néill and other families in the Early Middle Ages. Before the beginning of the nineteenth century, forms of the name were common amongst families in northern Ireland, but have since become unfashionable.[15] Forms of the name Lachlan were historically common amongst families with connections to the Scottish Highlands,[25] but have become popular in Australia and New Zealand.[6] A less common variant is the name Lauchlan.

Modern

Clann Lachlainn, traditionally regarded as yet another branch of the Uí Néill, was a much later man who bore a form of the name Lachlan.[31]

Popularity

In the 2000s and 2010s, Lachlan was a common baby name in Australia and New Zealand,

Victoria, with 438 registered.[33] In 2013 it was the tenth most popular name for boys in Australia.[34] In 2018, the name was more popular in New Zealand than in Australia, as it ranked 13th in New Zealand, and 17th in Australia. The name used to be popular in Scotland, and Ireland, but the use of the name in those countries has been decreasing in recent years.[citation needed
]

People

Given name

Lachlann

Lachlan

Lachie/Lachy

Lochlann/Lochlan/Lochlainn

Fictional characters

Surname

Main articles:
MacLachlan and McLachlan

Notes

  1. MacLeans.[17] A passage from the earliest Scottish Gaelic novel (1912)—Dùn Àluinn no an t-Oighre 'na Dhìobarach[18]—remarks that pedigrees of the family sounded like a dog lapping soup or porridge: "Mar choinn ag òl eanaraich, tha ainmean Chloinn 'Illeathainn: Eachann, Lachann; Eachann, Lachann; Eachann, Lachann; Teàrlach".[19]

Citations

  1. ^ Jones; Gimson (1986) p. 287.
  2. ^ Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) pp. 162, 405.
  3. ^ Dumville (2008) p. 356; Downham (2007) p. 15; Etchingham (2007); Woolf (2007) p. 71 n. 6.
  4. ^ Dumville (2008) p. 356; Downham (2007) p. 15; Etchingham (2007).
  5. ^ MacQuarrie (2006); Powers Coe (2006); Abrams (1998) p. 8 n. 49.
  6. ^ a b c Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 162.
  7. ^ Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) pp. 162, 172.
  8. ^ Jones; Gimson (1986) p. 301.
  9. ^ Jones; Gimson (1986) pp. 162, 405.
  10. ^ Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 351; Ó Corráin; Maguire (1981) p. 123.
  11. ^ Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 350.
  12. ^ Jones; Gimson (1986) p. 291.
  13. ^ Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) pp. 173, 351.
  14. ^ Jones; Gimson (1986) p. 303.
  15. ^ a b Ó Corráin; Maguire (1981) p. 123.
  16. ^ Mac an Tàilleir (2016); Black (1971) p. 410.
  17. ^ a b Black (1971) p. 410.
  18. ^ Macleod; Watson (2007) p. 277.
  19. ^ Black (1971) p. 410; Mac Cormick; Mac Farlane (1912) p. 245.
  20. ^ 1881 British census. The British 19th Century Surname Atlas
  21. ^ Gaelic Names of Beasts (Mammalia), Birds, Fishes, Insects, Reptiles, etc Vol 1. p. 156 Alexander Robert Forbes Publisher Oliver & Boyd, Tweeddale Court Norman McLeod George IV Bridge, Edinburgh 1905
  22. ^ John Patterson MacLean A History of the Clan Maclean (Title Page) pub. Robert Clarke & Co. Cincinnati 1889
  23. ^ RELIQIAE CELTICAE (Ossiana) Vol. 2 p.502. Edited and published by Alexander Macbain and Rev. John Kennedy. 1892
  24. ^ Rev. A. M. Sinclair The Clan Gillean pub. Haszard and Moore Charlottetown 1899
  25. ^ Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 162; Ó Corráin; Maguire (1981) p. 123.
  26. ^ Mclaughlan Family History (n.d.); Mclaughlin Family History (n.d.).
  27. ^ Laughlin Family History (n.d.); O'loughlin Family History (n.d.).
  28. ^ Black (1971) p. 533.
  29. ^ a b c Ó Murchadha (1992–1993) p. 69; Ó Cuív (1988) p. 83.
  30. ^ a b Ó Cuív (1988) p. 85; Ó Murchadha (1992–1993) p. 69.
  31. ^ Sellar (1971) p. 35 n. 22.
  32. ^ "Popular Baby Names". www.bdm.nsw.gov.au. Archived from the original on 1 May 2010. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
  33. ^ "Popular Names Search". www.online.justice.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
  34. ^ "Australia's 100 most popular baby names". Kidspot. 2 April 2013. Archived from the original on 10 January 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014.

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