Etymology

Lachlan

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Today it means: A male given name from Scottish Gaelic mainly used in Scotland, recently also popular in Australia. Full definition →

Scottish Gaelic Lachlann
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  1. Scottish Gaelic · derived fromLachlann
  2. English todayLachlan

From Scottish Gaelic Lachlann, Lochlann (“land of the lochs, loch or fjord land, i.e. Scandinavia”), said to refer to an immigrant from Norway, a Norseman.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.