Etymology

Loughlin

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Today it means: A surname from Irish. Full definition →

Irish Ó Lachtnáin
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  1. Irish · derived fromÓ Lachtnáin“descendant of Lachtnán”
  2. English todayLoughlin

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Lachtnáin (“descendant of Lachtnán”), a diminutive of lachtna (“gray, dun”).

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