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Revision as of 10:13, 27 November 2009
Lachlan and Lachie are masculine given names. Lachlan is derived from the Gaelic Lachlann, from the earlier Lochlann. The name is said to refer to a migrant from Norway, "the land of the lochs". Pet forms of Lachlan include Lachie and Lockie (in Canada). A feminine form of the name is Lachina (in Scotland).[1]
Recently, Lachlan has been a very common baby name in Australia and New Zealand;[1] ranking within the top ten masculine names registered in several Australian states. In 2008, Lachlan was ranked as the third most popular masculine baby name in New South Wales, with 581 registered that year.[2] The same year, the name was ranked as the sixth most popular masculine baby name in Victoria, with 438 registered.[3]
People
Lachlan
- Given name
- Hector Lachlan Stewart MacLean, (1870-1897), a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross.
- Lachlan Buchanan, (born 1987), an Australian actor.
- Lachlan Coote, (born 1990), an Australian rugby league player.
- Lachlan Donald Ian Mackinnon, (1882-1948), a Royal Navy officer.
- Lachlan Dreher,
- Lachlan Elmer,
- Lachlan Fold Belt,
- Lachlan Fraser,
- Lachlan Gordon-Duff,
- Lachlan Hansen,
- Lachlan Henderson,
- Lachlan Island,
- Lachlan Mackinnon,
- Lachlan Maclean, several people.
- Lachlan Bronneach Maclean, (fl.1470's) 7th Clan Chief of Clan Maclean
- Lachlan Cattanach Maclean, (c.1465–1523) 11th Clan Chief of Clan Maclean
- Lachlan Hector Charles Maclean, (1942– ) 28th Clan Chief of Clan Maclean
- Lachlan Lubanach Maclean, (c.1350–c.1405) 5th Clan Chief of Clan Maclean
- Lachlan Maclean, 10th Chief, (fl.1510's) 10th chief of Clan Maclean
- Lachlan Maclean, 3rd Laird of Torloisk,
- Lachlan Maclean, 6th Laird of Coll,
- Lachlan Og Maclean, (c.1432–1484) 8th Clan Chief of Clan Maclean
- Lachlan Og Maclean, 1st Laird of Torloisk,
- Sir Lachlan Maclean, 1st Baronet, (c.1620–1649) 17th Clan Chief of Clan Maclean
- Sir Lachlan Mor Maclean, (1558–1598) 14th Clan Chief of Clan Maclean
- Lachlan Macleay,
- Lachlan Macquarie,
- Lachlan Maury Vass,
- Lachlan McGillivray,
- Lachlan McIntosh,
- Lachlan McLean,
- Lachlan Mitchell,
- Lachlan Murdoch,
- Lachlan Renshaw,
- Lachlan Ross,
- Lachlan Stevens, (born 1978), an Australian cricket player and coach.
- Lachlan Turner, (born 1987), an Australian rugby union player.
- Murray Lachlan Young, a British performance poet.
- Thomas Lachlan MacDonald, (1898-1980), a New Zealand politician.
- Lachlan Lee Hiam, a music critic from Sydney, Australia.
- Surname (double-barrelled surname)
- Jonathan Lachlan-Stewart, a Canadian voice actor.
Lachie
- Lachie Munro, (born 1986), a New Zealand professional rugby player.
- Lachie Thomson, (1870-), an English professional footballer.
- Lachie Stewart, (born 1943), a Scottish distance runner.
See also
- Lochlann, the Gaelic word from which these names were derived.
References
- ^ a b Hanks, Patrick; Hodges, Flavia (2006). Hardcastle, Kate (ed.). Oxford Dictionary of Names (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 162. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.
- ^ "Popular Baby Names". www.bdm.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
- ^ "Popular Names Search". www.online.justice.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
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