Meaning: Scandinavian; from the land of the lakes
The story
Lachlan Anglicizes Scottish Gaelic Lachlann, related to Irish Lochlainn. Its older geographic reference is to Scandinavia, rather than a description of any child born near a lake.
Nicknames
- Lachie
- Lockie
Spellings & variants
- Lachlann
- Lochlan
- Lochlainn
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Origins
Lachlan comes from Scottish Gaelic.
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