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I believe that Elinor was complaining about the hard -ck- sound in the middle, it's more softer I think, in Scotland it's pronounced more like a German -ch-, more like -kh-, like the word 'loch' is not LOCK but more LOKH.

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So Lachlan would be more LOKH-lun than LOCK-lin.

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(I was told this by a Scottish friend at university after pronouncing 'loch' as 'lock'. It's proving difficult to get my English tongue around it :) )

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~Louise x
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I didn't see Elinor's post. But before I was informed as to how the name is pronounced in Australia, my guess was that it was "LACK-lan", with the first syllable pronounced to rhyme with Jack. I think that would be the guess of a lot of people who were unfamiliar with the name. Of course a few might even opt for "LATCH-lan" when they first saw it.

Thats the only way I can think to pronounce Lachlan. (lock-linn)...

I pronounce it Lock-lin. Is that wrong? I can't think of another way to say it.

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♥ Kristen ♥

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