Where does “Lachlan” come from?

Lachlan comes from Scottish Gaelic Lochlann, from Old Irish loch meaning lake, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European lókus with the same sense.

Lachlan (English): mainly used in Scotland, recently also popular in Australia

Definitions

  1. mainly used in Scotland, recently also popular in Australia

Ancestry of “Lachlan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliclachlann
2Middle IrishLochlann

Words derived from “Lachlan

Every word from Middle Irish LochlannEvery word from Scottish Gaelic lachlann
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