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How would you pronounce....

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mintich · 05/03/2018 18:52

Lachlan? I hear two different pronunciations and I know which one I would use. But I want to see if I would be constantly correcting people!

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RapunzelsRealMom · 05/03/2018 18:52

Loch lan

WanderingTrolley1 · 05/03/2018 18:56

Lock-lun

overmydeadbody · 05/03/2018 18:57

Lock lun

TheRedHatofPatFerrick · 05/03/2018 18:57

Lock-lun

treaclesoda · 05/03/2018 18:58

Lough-lan

MaryPoppinsStoleMyHandbag · 05/03/2018 18:58

Lock-lan

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 05/03/2018 18:59

Lock lun

MaryPoppinsStoleMyHandbag · 05/03/2018 18:59

Actually it sounds more like lock-lun rather than lock-lan when it comes out of my mouth.

Tawdrylocalbrouhaha · 05/03/2018 18:59

Lach-lan (soft kh)

IrnBruTortie · 05/03/2018 19:00

I had a boyfriend Lachlan once. He pronounced it Lach-Lan With the Lach as in Scottish Loch, but with a more A than O sound. I love the anme, and might have considored it, if I didnt have an ex called Lachlan!!

helpmum2003 · 05/03/2018 19:02

Lacklun

NotLinkedInSnowedIn · 05/03/2018 19:03

Laklun. I find it quite difficult to say. Prefer Lorcan.

grasspigeons · 05/03/2018 19:05

lock lun

upsideup · 05/03/2018 19:06

Ive never seen that name before, so I would probably just read it out as Lachlan

Allthebestnamesareused · 05/03/2018 19:09

Lock-lun

LivLemler · 05/03/2018 19:40

Lough-lun.

MyNewBearTotoro · 05/03/2018 19:42

Loch-lan

FissionChips · 05/03/2018 19:42

Egbert

MollyHuaCha · 05/03/2018 19:54

Loch- lun (as in Scottish lake)

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mintich · 05/03/2018 20:10

So now we have 3 pronunciations! So the two I know are Loch-lan and Lack-lan. I'm Scottish and seems like younger Scottish people use Loch-lan and the older generation use Lack-lan

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SuperBeagle · 05/03/2018 20:15

It's lock-lun in Australia.

I watch a Scottish Youtuber who pronounces it lack-lan though. It was the first and only time I'd heard that.

ChocolateCrunch · 05/03/2018 20:18

Lacklan, only because I know one who pronounces it this way. He's 15.

UsernameInvalid66 · 06/03/2018 15:23

I want to say Lach-lan (like German "lachen") but I've never met anyone with that name, or heard how anyone with that name pronounces it!

Rainbowbright17 · 06/03/2018 15:44

I'm Scottish, in my 40's & id pronounce it as Lach-lan. Lovely name!

lilydaisyrose · 06/03/2018 15:48

I'm Scottish, in my thirties and would pronounce it as Lach-lan (the 'ach' as in loch with an 'a')

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