Lachlan (name)
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Lachlan is a masculine given name
in the English language
. The name is derived from the Gaelic Lachlann, which is in turn derived from the earlier Gaelic Lochlann
. The name is said to refer to a migrant from Norway
, "the land of the loch
s". Pet forms of Lachlan include Lachie and Lockie
(in Canada
). A feminine form of the name is Lachina (in Scotland
). Another shortened version of lachlan is lachy.
Recently, Lachlan has been a very common baby name in Australia
and New Zealand
; 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. The same year, the name was ranked as the sixth most popular masculine baby name in Victoria
, with 438 registered.
Surname
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
in the English language
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
. The name is derived from the Gaelic Lachlann, which is in turn derived from the earlier Gaelic Lochlann
Lochlann
Lochlann is a geographical region in Classical Gaelic literature and in the history of Early Medieval Ireland. In the modern Gaelic and Welsh languages it signifies Scandinavia, and more specifically Norway...
. The name is said to refer to a migrant from Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
, "the land of the loch
Loch
Loch is the Irish and Scottish Gaelic word for a lake or a sea inlet. It has been anglicised as lough, although this is pronounced the same way as loch. Some lochs could also be called a firth, fjord, estuary, strait or bay...
s". Pet forms of Lachlan include Lachie and Lockie
Lockie
Lockie is a surname and a given name. The surname is a variant of the surname Lucas. The given name is a pet form of the given name Lachlan.-List of persons with the surname:*Tom Lockie, , Scottish footballer and manager...
(in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
). A feminine form of the name is Lachina (in Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
). Another shortened version of lachlan is lachy.
Recently, Lachlan has been a very common baby name in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
; ranking within the top ten masculine names registered in several Australian states
States and territories of Australia
The Commonwealth of Australia is a union of six states and various territories. The Australian mainland is made up of five states and three territories, with the sixth state of Tasmania being made up of islands. In addition there are six island territories, known as external territories, and a...
. In 2008, Lachlan was ranked as the third most popular masculine baby name in New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, with 581 registered that year. The same year, the name was ranked as the sixth most popular masculine baby name in Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, with 438 registered.
Lachlan
Given name- Lachlan BuchananLachlan BuchananLachlan Buchanan is an Australian actor.-Biography:Lachlan Buchanan was born in Australia in 1987, growing up in Maleny.Lachlan Buchanan attended Maleny State School and Matthew Flinders Anglican College....
, (born 1990), an Australian actor. - Lachlan CooteLachlan CooteLachlan "Ron" Coote is an Australian rugby league player for the Penrith Panthers in the NRL. His position of choice is...
, (born 1990), an Australian rugby league player. - Lachlan Donald Ian MackinnonLachlan Donald Ian MackinnonLachlan Donald Ian Mackinnon, CB, CVO was a Royal Navy officer, especially noted for his role as a convoy commodore during the Second World War.-Family and early career:...
, (1882–1948), a Royal Navy officer. - Lachlan DreherLachlan DreherLachlan George Dreher is a former field hockey goalkeeper from Australia, who competed in three consequentive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1992.-References:*...
, - Lachlan ElmerLachlan ElmerLachlan Anthony Elmer is a former Australian Field Hockey player who participated in two Olympic games....
, - Lachlan Fold BeltLachlan Fold BeltThe Lachlan Fold Belt or Lachlan Orogen is a geological subdivision of the east part of Australia. It is a zone of folded and faulted rocks of similar age. It dominates New South Wales and Victoria, also extending into Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and Queensland. It was formed in...
, - Lachlan Fraser,
- Lachlan Gordon-Duff,
- Lachlan HansenLachlan HansenLachlan Hansen is an Australian rules footballer for the North Melbourne Football Club of the Australian Football League.He was picked up at Draft Pick Number 3 in the 2006 AFL Draft...
, - Lachlan HendersonLachlan HendersonLachlan Stuart Henderson is a current Australian rules football player for the Carlton Football Club.- Pre-AFL career :...
, - Lachlan IslandLachlan IslandLachlan Island is a small island, with an area of about 2.5 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of the Maria Island Group, lying close to the eastern coast of Tasmania near the Freycinet Peninsula...
, - Lachlan "Lockie" Leonard, main character in Tim WintonTim WintonTimothy John "Tim" Winton , is an Australian novelist and short story writer.-Life:Winton was born in Perth, Western Australia, but moved at a young age to the regional city of Albany....
's Lockie Leonard books. - Lachlan MackinnonLachlan MackinnonLachlan Mackinnon is a contemporary Scottish poet, critic and literary journalist. He was born in Aberdeen and educated at Charterhouse and Oxford. He recently took early retirement from his job as a teacher of English at Winchester College and moved to Ely with his partner, the poet Wendy Cope...
, - Lachlan MacleanLachlan MacleanLachlan Maclean was the tenth Clan Chief of Clan MacLean, was killed at the Battle of Flodden .The following documents concern Lachlan Maclean:*There was an illegitimate son who had the property entailed to him...
, several people.- Lachlan Bronneach MacleanLachlan Bronneach Maclean-Biography:Lachlan, seventh chief of MacLean, received the sobriquet of "Bronnach", or swag-bellied, on account of his corpulence. He was with his father on the fatal field of Harlaw, where he was made prisoner by Alexander Stewart, Earl of Mar. During his captivity, he became acquainted with the...
, (fl.FloruitFloruit , abbreviated fl. , is a Latin verb meaning "flourished", denoting the period of time during which something was active...
1470's) 7th Clan Chief of Clan Maclean - Lachlan Cattanach MacleanLachlan Cattanach MacleanLachlan Catanach Maclean was the 11th Clan Chief of Clan MacLean from 1515 until his murder in 1523.-Biography:...
, (c.1465–1523) 11th Clan Chief of Clan Maclean - Lachlan Hector Charles MacleanLachlan Hector Charles Maclean-References:...
, (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 TorloiskLachlan Maclean, 3rd Laird of TorloiskLachlan Maclean, 3rd Laird of Torloisk managed the estate of Sir John Maclean, 4th Baronet with Lauchlan Maclean, 2nd Laird of Brolas during his minority.-Biography:...
, - Lachlan Maclean, 6th Laird of CollLachlan Maclean, 6th Laird of CollLachlan Maclean, 6th Laird of Coll succeeded his father Hector to this title to lands on the Scottish island of Coll. He was succeeded by his son John at some point in the 17th century.-Early years:...
, - Lachlan Og MacleanLachlan Og Maclean-Biography:He was the son of Lachlan Bronneach Maclean. Lachlan Og was called Lachlan the Younger to distinguish him from his father. He was Lord of Duard and Chief of Clan MacLean when political changes were taking place in the Western Isles. The western chiefs had thought themselves independent...
, (c.1432–1484) 8th Clan Chief of Clan Maclean - Lachlan Og Maclean, 1st Laird of TorloiskLachlan Og Maclean, 1st Laird of TorloiskLachlan Og MacLean, 1st Laird of Torloisk was the second son of Sir Lachlan Mor Maclean and the first Laird of Torloisk.-Biography:He was the second son of Sir Lachlan Mor Maclean, and he received from his father a charter of the lands of Lehire-Torloisk, forfeited by the son of Ailean nan Sop,...
, - Sir Lachlan Maclean, 1st BaronetSir Lachlan Maclean, 1st BaronetSir Lachlan Maclean, 1st Baronet of Morvern, the 17th Clan Chief of Clan Maclean. Lachlan was granted his Baronet title by Charles I and he became the Clan Chief on the death of his brother in 1626...
, (c.1620–1649) 17th Clan Chief of Clan Maclean - Sir Lachlan Mor MacleanSir Lachlan Mor MacleanSir Lachlan Mór Maclean or Lachlan the Great, was the 14th Clan Chief of Clan MacLean from late 1573 or early 1574 until 1598.Mór or Mor translates as great in English, or magnus in Latin, when added to a name in Scottish Gaelic....
, (1558–1598) 14th Clan Chief of Clan Maclean
- Lachlan Bronneach Maclean
- Lachlan MacleayLachlan MacleayLachlan "Mac" Macleay is a retired colonel in the United States Air Force and a former USAF astronaut. Although he trained for the USAF Manned Orbital Laboratory , the program was cancelled before any of the MOL crews reached space....
, - Lachlan MacquarieLachlan MacquarieMajor-General Lachlan Macquarie CB , was a British military officer and colonial administrator. He served as the last autocratic Governor of New South Wales, Australia from 1810 to 1821 and had a leading role in the social, economic and architectural development of the colony...
, - Lachlan Maury VassLachlan Maury VassLachlan Maury Vass is a retired petroleum industry executive noted for increasing existing petroleum reserves and off shore exploration...
, - Lachlan McGillivrayLachlan McGillivrayLachlan McGillivray was a prosperous fur trader and planter in colonial Georgia with interests that extended from Savannah to what is now central Alabama...
, - Lachlan McIntoshLachlan McIntoshLachlan McIntosh was a British-born American military and political leader during the American Revolution and the early United States. In a 1777 duel, he shot dead Button Gwinnett, a signer of the Declaration of Independence.-Arrival in Georgia:Lachlan McIntosh was born near Raits, Badenoch,...
, - Lachlan McLeanLachlan McLeanLachlan McLean has been host of "SportsTalk84" on WHAS-AM radio in Louisville, Kentucky since July 2004. The show airs from 7-9pm ET and is the top-rated sports radio talk show in Louisville...
, - Lachlan MitchellLachlan MitchellLachlan Mitchell born 30 September 1987 in Australia is a rugby union player for Melbourne Rebels in the Super Rugby competition. He plays as a centre wing and fullback.-Melbourne Rebels:...
, - Lachlan MurdochLachlan MurdochLachlan Keith Murdoch is the eldest son of Australian-American media mogul Rupert Murdoch and his second wife Anna Torv. He resigned from his executive positions at News Corporation on 29 July 2005...
, - Lachlan RenshawLachlan RenshawLachlan Renshaw is a middle-distance track and field athlete and is the 2010 Australian Champion over 800m. He was also the 2008 800m national champion. Lachlan represented Australia at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, finishing sixth in his heat in a time of 1:49.19...
, - Lachlan RossLachlan RossLachlan Ross is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Australian Football League and West Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League .-External links:...
, - Lachlan StevensLachlan StevensLachlan McRae Stevens , is a former player for the Queensland cricket team and current coach of the Western Australia cricket team and the Perth Scorchers.-Career:...
, (born 1978), an Australian cricket player and coach. - Lachlan TurnerLachlan TurnerLachlan 'Lachie' David Turner is an Australian rugby union player contracted to the NSW Waratahs. He is seen as one of the fastest wingers in Australia and his ability to run from deep has seen him score some incredible solo tries...
, (born 1987), an Australian rugby union player. - Murray Lachlan YoungMurray Lachlan YoungMurray Lachlan Young is a British performance poet whose humorous work enjoyed a spectacular but brief vogue during the mid-1990s. He was the first poet to be given a £1 million record deal, when he signed to EMI amid a blaze of publicity in 1996. He released one album, Vice And Verse.Young was...
, a British performance poet. - Thomas Lachlan MacDonald, (1898–1980), a New Zealand politician.
Surname
- Robert Mac LachlanRobert Mac LachlanRobert McLachlan was an English entomologist, born on April 10 , 1837 in Ongar , Essex. He died on May 23 , 1904 in Lewisham , close to London. He was the son of Hugh Mc Lachlan. He was educated in Ilford and inherited sufficient money to enable him to devote himself enitirely to the study...
, (1837-1904), an English entomologist. - Jonathan Lachlan-StewartJonathan Lachlan-StewartJonathan Lachlan Stewart is a Canadian actor and playwright.Stewart was born and educated in Edmonton, and began writing plays when he was twelve years old, and in elementary school. Some were performed at the Edmonton International Fringe Festival. Later, he studied theatre at Studio 58, in...
, a Canadian voice actor.
Lachie
- Lachie MunroLachie MunroLachlan Munro is a New Zealand professional rugby player who is a product of Auckland Grammar. In 2007 Munro played for the New Zealand 7s side and also the New Zealand under 21s side. He also played for Auckland in the Air New Zealand Cup, which is the New Zealand provincial championship. In...
, (born 1986), a New Zealand professional rugby player. - Lachie ThomsonLachie ThomsonW.J.G. "Lachie" Thomson was an English professional footballer who played as a defender for Stoke in the Football League before joining Southampton St Mary's for the inaugural Southern League season in 1894.-Stoke:...
, (1870-), an English professional footballer. - Lachie StewartLachie StewartJoseph Laughlin Stewart is a Scottish former distance runner, and an inductee in the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame....
, (born 1943), a Scottish distance runner.
See also
- LochlannLochlannLochlann is a geographical region in Classical Gaelic literature and in the history of Early Medieval Ireland. In the modern Gaelic and Welsh languages it signifies Scandinavia, and more specifically Norway...
, the Gaelic word from which these names were derived. - MacLachlanMacLachlanMacLachlan is a Scottish surname, and may refer to:* Angus MacLachlan* Ewen MacLachlan, Gaelic scholar and poet* Kyle MacLachlan* Malcolm MacLachlan* Patricia MacLachlan* Robert Mac Lachlan* Ross MacLachlan...
, a related surname