TheBabyNamer

I’ve decided to do more than one “name of the day”…I was getting too bored with just one, and there are so many names out there that I’ll never come close to discovering them all if I don’t start doing more than one at a time!

LACHLAN

Meaning: Warrior from the Land of the Lochs

Origin: Gaelic

Pronunciation:  lock-linn

Alternative Spellings:  Lachlann, Lochlan, Lochlann

Nicknames:  Lock or Lach

2007 SSA Names List:  Not in top 1000

What do people think of this name?  Most people don’t really care for it.  I, however, think it’s adorable!  I love unique names and think it sounds very masculine. 

Famous People With This Name:  Lachlan Murdoch (son of New York Post owner Rupert Murdoch), Lachlan Macquarie (former Governor of New South Wales, England),

MALACHI

Meaning: My messenger

Origin: Hebrew & English

Pronunciation: mal-uh-ky

Alternative Spellings:  Malachy, Malachai, Malakai

Nicknames:  Mal, Kai 

2007 SSA Name List: #155

Do people like the name?  Not really, but some people love it and others hate it…  I personally think it’s a nice name, but wouldn’t name one of my children it.

Famous people with the name:  Saint Malachy, who produced an accurate list of future Popes of the Catholic Church in the year 1143.

Book of Malachi is a book of the Old Testament of the Bible. 

Taran 

Meaning: Thunder (Welsh), Heaven/Raft (Indian)

Origin: Welsh/Indian

Pronunciation: tare-ann

Nicknames: Tar, T

2007 SSA Names List: Not in top 1000

Do people like the name?  Yes, the majority of people like it, but don’t love it…they don’t feel too strongly for or against it, but most don’t mind it. 

Famous people with the name:  Taran Noah Smith (actor, most known for role on Home Improvement), Taran Killam (actor, known for role on Mad TV)

Sources:
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Yahoo! Answers
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Baby Names World