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Lachlan

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hibbledibble · 20/07/2018 20:47

Opinions on this name for a boy? Pronounced loch - Lan.
NN Lockie.

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booniloo · 23/07/2018 10:32

Depends on where you are- if you're outside of Scotland then likely the -ch won't be said properly and it will sound like lack-lan which I think is awful. The -ch needs to be pronounced correctly.

StrawberryCat · 23/07/2018 07:38

I really like it! I only know the wiggles pronunciation too!

wowfudge · 22/07/2018 23:51

I think it's hideous. It sounds brutal/blunt. Sorry OP. I hate the name Logan too.

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hibbledibble · 22/07/2018 21:11

Aside from the controversy over pronounciation, what do people think of the name?

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kaytee87 · 22/07/2018 11:10

I'm Scottish, it's lachlan not lochlan

I'm not keen on it but it's not terrible

Sessy19 · 22/07/2018 11:01

😴

florascotia2 · 22/07/2018 10:05

Another audio clip. NB Scottish accent. Definitely with an 'a'.

forvo.com/search/Lachlan/gd/

Sessy19 · 22/07/2018 06:09

Still sounds like Lock-lun to me...🤷‍♀️

moredoll · 22/07/2018 03:04

I like it a lot. It's Lachlan, pronounced Lachlan.

The ch is never said as ck or tch - it is said as in loch. Because it’s Scottish. It’s a voiceless velar fricative
This

Chocolateyescakeyes · 21/07/2018 20:17

m.youtube.com/watch?v=8mRpjqC2D4w

This is how Scots pronounce it.

BewareOfDragons · 21/07/2018 20:04

I knew a Lachlan when I was young ... we all called him 'Lucky' as a nn

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hibbledibble · 21/07/2018 19:58

Thank you for all the replies. I didn't realise the pronounciation was controversial, but it is good to know. I got the pronounciation from the Australian common pronounciation, as in Lockie from the Wiggles! It is however a Scottish name so good to know how the Scots pronounce it. I think I need to listen to a recording of a Scot saying it.

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MuMuMuuuum · 21/07/2018 13:01

I know one. Pronounced Loch-lin. Spelt Lauchlan.

Sessy19 · 21/07/2018 12:55

If I saw a spelling with ‘ch’, I’d say it ‘tch’. I thought the phonetic writing out of the spellings was making that sound. My bad.

BegoniasAndPetunias · 21/07/2018 10:40

Makes me think of the psychopath Lachlan in Emmerdale who has murdered half his family and several other people.

popcorneveryminute · 21/07/2018 10:29

I love this name, but another Scot saying the only pronunciation of that spelling I've ever come across is Lach-lan

florascotia2 · 21/07/2018 10:22

Another Scot saying it's Lachlan.

There's no 't' sound or 'ck' sound. The 'ch' in the middle is pronounced like the 'ch' in loch.

Lookingforspace · 21/07/2018 10:00

@Sessy19, where have you got Latch-lan from?
It’s a Scottish name and my Scottish dh and everyone else Scottish is saying it’s oronounced Lach-lan. Now the op can of course pronounce it, Loch-lin if she wishes and I believe the Irish version which is sent differently is pronounced more that way but it’s good for her to know how the name she’s chosen is supposed to be pronounced.

Sessy19 · 21/07/2018 09:17

Love it. I would pronounce ALL the various spellings as Lock-Lun, I’ve never heard it pronounced Latch-LAN!?

You can spell the name as you wish and pronounce it as you wish...go for it 😉

Cousinit · 21/07/2018 08:32

I like it. Down under it's generally pronounced loch-lan (like lochie the purple wiggle Smile)

falaffels · 21/07/2018 08:30

I love it, either pronunciation. I imagine Lachlans being blurry strong characters, it also kind.

GreatDuckCookery6211 · 21/07/2018 08:25

Reminds me of lactate.