Lochlan or Fletcher ?

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Opinions please on Lochlan/ Lachlan and Fletcher ? Be brutally honest please .

Quite like Lachlan with the A spelling, not keen on Fletcher it's a surname to me.

Lochlan

Lochlan is lovely. Not so keen on fletcher but it's okay

Honestly?

Fletcher makes me think of the TV programme Porridge!

Lochlan- too like lochia, is that what they call the yellow bleeding stuff post birth?

Lachlan- best of the lot!

Lochlan always makes me think of lochia. Lachlan I love.

Fletcher I dislike.

I really like Fletcher!!! I think it's cool, cute and handsome! I'm not a fan of Lochlan/Lachlan though, but I think that's because I know a 'dodgey' one!

Is Lochlan a name? I know Lauchlan and Lachlan. I prefer it to Fletcher though.

Don't wish to be impolite and you aked for straightforward opinions:

As previous posters have said, the usual modern Scottish - and English - spelling is Lachlan or occasionally Lauchlan. The pronounciation is 'LOCH-lann' with a very definite Scottish 'ch' in the middle.

Lachlann ( Scottish Gaelic spelling) means 'from the land of the lochs'. The traditional nickname is Lochie or sometimes Lachie.

The Irish Gaelic version is - I believe - Lochlainn. But Irish Mumsnetters will know better than me and can correct the spelling if need be.

To me, Fletcher says 'arrow-maker' (its original meaning) or reminds me of Ronnie Barker in the classic old sitcom Porridge.

Lachlan is ok. Fletcher is awful.

florascotianew Thank you for that have found any diffrent spellings of lachlan . I particularly like Lachlann now :D . Pronunciation shouldn't be a problem we are Scottish .
Fletcher is one I'm not convinced on but husband loves it .

Thanks for all the replys

I prefer Fletcher.