Lachlan
Lachlan
(m) Gaelic Lachunn, Lachlann. Lachlan is
preserved in the clan name Maclachlan. Professor A. Bugge argues
that this name means ‘Norway, fjord-land.’ As a Christian
name in Scotland it ranked 35th in 1858 and 92nd in 1935. The
name seems to be unknown in other English-speaking countries.
A Lachlanina was named in Scotland in 1958.
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