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__NOTOC__ Lachlan ( and )〔Jones; Gimson (1986) p. 287.〕 is a masculine given name. ==Origins== The name is English, and is an Anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic ''Lachlann'', which is in turn derived from the earlier Gaelic personal name ''Lochlann''.〔Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) pp. 162, 405.〕 In the ninth century, the terms ''Laithlinn'' / ''Laithlind'' (etc.), appear in historical sources as terms denoting the origins of Vikings active Ireland. The exact meaning behind these terms is uncertain.〔Dumville (2008) p. 356; Downham (2007) p. 15; Etchingham (2007); Woolf (2007) p. 71 n. 6.〕 What is clear, however, is that the terms ''Lochlann'' / ''Lochlainn'' (etc.) came to replace these earlier terms; and that, by the eleventh century, ''Lochlann'' / ''Lochlainn'' certainly referred to Norway in historical sources. Whether the terms ''Lochlann'' / ''Lochlainn'' were originally related to ''Laithlinn'' / ''Laithlind'', or merely conflated with them, is unknown.〔Dumville (2008) p. 356; Downham (2007) p. 15; Etchingham (2007).〕 In mediaeval Irish literature, the term ''Lochlann'' refers to a vague faraway place: sometimes the Otherworld, and sometimes Scandinavia.〔MacQuarrie (2006); Powers Coe (2006); Abrams (1998) p. 8 n. 49.〕 Pet forms of ''Lachlan'' include ''Lachie'', ''Lachy'',〔Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 162.〕 and ''Lockie''〔Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) pp. 162, 172.〕 ().〔Jones; Gimson (1986) p. 301.〕 A feminine form of the name is ''Lachina''.〔Jones; Gimson (1986) pp. 162, 405.〕 A related form of ''Lachlan'' is the Irish ''Lochlainn''.〔Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 351; Ó Corráin; Maguire (1981) p. 123.〕 Anglicised forms of this latter name include ''Laughlin''〔Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 350.〕 (, , , )〔Jones; Gimson (1986) p. 291.〕 and ''Loughlin''〔Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) pp. 173, 351.〕 ().〔Jones; Gimson (1986) p. 303.〕 ''Lochlainn'' has also been rendered into English as ''Lawrence''.〔Ó Corráin; Maguire (1981) p. 123.〕 Forms of the name ''Lochlainn'' were borne by Uí Néill and other families in the Early Middle Ages. Before the beginning of the nineteenth century, forms of the name were common amongst families in northern Ireland, but have since become unfashionable.〔Ó Corráin; Maguire (1981) p. 123.〕 Forms of the name ''Lachlan'' were historically common amongst families with connections to the Scottish Highlands,〔Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 162; Ó Corráin; Maguire (1981) p. 123.〕 but have become remarkably popular in places such as Australia and New Zealand.〔Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 162.〕 Modern patronymic forms of the personal name ''Lochlann'' include the Irish surnames ''Mac Lochlainn'',〔''Mclaughlan Family History'' (n.d.); ''Mclaughlin Family History'' (n.d.).〕 and ''Ó Lochlainn''.〔''Laughlin Family History'' (n.d.); ''O'loughlin Family History'' (n.d.).〕 A patronymic form of the personal name ''Lachlann'' is the Scottish Gaelic surname ''MacLachlainn''.〔Black (1971) p. 533.〕 Forms of the personal names first appear on record in the tenth century. The earliest known bearer of such names was Lochlaind mac Maíl Shechnaill, heir of the Corca Mruad, whose death is noted by the ''Annals of Inisfallen'' in 983.〔Ó Murchadha (1993) p. 69; Ó Cuív (1988) p. 83.〕 Another member of the Corca Mruad, a certain Lochlainn, is recorded by the same source to have been slain in 1015.〔Ó Murchadha (1993) p. 69; Ó Cuív (1988) p. 83.〕 Afterwards, the principal family of the region was the Uí Lochlainn, who bore the surname ''Ua Lochlainn''.〔Ó Cuív (1988) p. 85; Ó Murchadha (1993) p. 69.〕 In Ulster, the ''Annals of Ulster'' record the slaying of a Lochlainn mac Maíl Shechlainn, an Uí Néill dynast, in 1023.〔Ó Murchadha (1993) p. 69; Ó Cuív (1988) p. 83.〕 This man's powerful grandson, Domnall Ua Lochlainn, High King of Ireland, ensured that their descendants, the Meic Lochlainn, bore the surnames ''Mac Lochlainn'' and ''Ua Lochlainn''.〔Ó Cuív (1988) p. 85; Ó Murchadha (1993) p. 69.〕 The eponymous ancestor of the Scottish Clann Lachlainn, traditionally regarded as yet another branch of the Uí Néill, was a much later man who bore a form of the name ''Lachlan''.〔Sellar (1971) p. 35 n. 22.〕 ==Popularity== In 2000s and 2010s, ''Lachlan'' has been a very common baby name in Australia and New Zealand.〔Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 162.〕 ranking within the top ten masculine names registered in several Australian states. In 2008, ''Lachlan'' was ranked as the third most popular masculine baby name in New South Wales, with 581 registered that year.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/births/popularBabyNames.htm )〕 The same year, the name was ranked as the sixth most popular masculine baby name in Victoria, with 438 registered.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/popular-names )〕 In 2013 it was the tenth most popular name for boys in Australia. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lachlan (name)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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