Down to two boys names which one to choose......

[lynn7300]

Right we have narrowed it down to two names.......and what a nightmare it has been...now we are stuck and cant decide.....

Lochan

or

Jackson

HELP PLEASE :-))

Giving surnames as first names is a long-standing tradition in the North East of England.

I don't like it much, but it's not new and it's not American.

o no.......everyone is split......jack is just common hence jackson

we want a scottish name....and jackson is a scottish name and lochlan......plus our surname is douglass...so has to go with that

Are you Scottish? Will you pronounce it Lock-Lan or Loch (I can't type the crrrhh sound)-Lan, but I hope you know what I mean.

If it's the crrrhh sound then Lochlan, if not Jackson.

AFAIK Jackson isn't a Scottish name, I'm sorry. A qucik Google shows it's English in Origin

Jackson is awful imo, to me it seems so...unnecessary, why not Jack or any other first name instead of a surname? I would judge you I'm afraid

Lachlan is better.

But lynn, if you want it go be Scottish you have to spell it Lachlan. It is not Scottish to spell it lochlan though as previously mentioned, I think in Ireland they spell it lochlann with the double n.

I thought of Lochia too.

So Jackson.

I like Lochlan :).
How many people know what Lochia is?
(I just asked DH what Lochia is, he had no idea, we have 4 children, he attended all of their births!)

Is Jackson a Scottish name?

I like it well enough, but prefer Lachlan - but only spelled like that. Sorry.

well no one i have talked too have eve heard of lochia...so not too phased about that...looked on loads of baby names sites all say scottish.....

mmm

jackson douglass
lochlan douglass...........oh decisions decisions...

Lachlan or Jack

dear Lord not Jackson

And please don't blame Jackson on us Scots . There are many wonderful scottish names rather than using a surname.

Lochlan is not a name, Lachlan is and once again, more commonly a surname that is becoming more widely used as a first name. It is however LACHLAN not lochlan

I like both actually but I think Lochlan/ Lachlan is nicer- Scottish not American, very cute on a boy but distinguished on a bloke!

anybody who's ever had a baby will have heard of lochia!!

Not just a surname and Irish

Jackson after the lovely Jackson Brodie from the Kate Atkinson novels.

I really don't like Jackson.

Lachlan sounds much more classy than Jackson

I have to say that I agree with Bibi. There are loads of wonderful Scottish names that would go great with your surname.

Lachlan, with that spelling.

I too can't abide this surname as forename business. And it will be shortened to Jack anyway. Every other boy is called Jack.

Lachlan, definitely Lachlan.

Lochlan or Lachlan.

Jack

Sorry -meant to say if you really like Jackson have it- but shorten to Jack (I would have Jack in the first place)

Jackson is way better. Lochlan/Lachlan is a clumsy looking name. Sorry, but it's a horrible name to me! We have a Jackson in the family, great name!