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lachlan
How do you pronounce Lachlan?
(I thought it was pro Lock-lan)
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It *should* be pronounced with a 'kh' sound like in Scottish 'loch' or German 'Nacht'. But it's become trendy in places like Australia and the US where that sound doesn't come naturally to people. Rather sadly in my biased Scottish opinion, it has become Lock-lan in these places.I pronounce it Lokh-lan; Lakh-lan is also used, more commonly in the surname Maclachlan.

This message was edited 3/3/2007, 6:59 AM

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There has been a discussion about this here:
http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=520103&board=gen

This message was edited 3/1/2007, 10:50 AM

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